1Cor 15:19 If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied.NIV
During a conversation with my son, he asked: "Daddy, when are we going to heaven"? The question was unexpected though I'm getting used to his unusual questions. I explained the concept of rapture to him in simple and clear terms. I told him a day is coming that no man knows except the father. On that day, the angel will blow the trumpet and we'll disappear. He was fascinated about my description of disappearance. He has seen something similar in cartoons but he didn't know it can happen in reality.
That incident reminded me of the scriptures that says: "He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end", Eccl 3:11. Dearest, we need to look forward to that day when the saints shall be caught up to meet with the Lord in glory. It should be our dream and desire. Apostle Paul said, "while we look forward with hope to that wonderful day when the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, will be revealed", Titus2:13. If Paul and the early believers looked forward with hope to the appearing of Christ, ours shouldn't be different.
What are you longing for? The riches of this world is fleeting. Citizens of third world nations look forward to travelling overseas with eager anticipation. Some do desperate things to become citizens of world power countries. Wherever we live on earth, you must know that we're not yet home. We should long to return home and prepare for our return adequately. The moment your focus is on your eternal home, it'll affect the choices and decisions you make here on earth. Men of yore had a different perspective about life and that affected their pursuit greatly. It was said of Abraham that, "For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God", Heb11:10.
Father, I long to be with you. Help me.