It's nice to get home after a trip. Do you remember the final lines in The Wizard of Oz when Dorothy keeps saying, "There's no place like home, there's no place like home?" Most of us feel the same way. We love that place called home.
But did you know that you're not really home? The BibleThe books (Greek, "biblia" ) that are acknowledged as canonical (authoritative) by the early Christian Church. It includes both the books of the ancient Hebrew prophets and those of the apostolic witnesses to Jesus Christ. says that we are sojourners and pilgrims or nomads in this world. Your real lasting home awaits you in the future Kingdom of God.
Do you know about that coming kingdom? It's a wonderful home in the family of God that won't be scarred by conflict and pain but instead peace that will last for eternity.
The good newsThe good news of God's everlasting kingdom to be established on earth after Christ's return and how we may be a part of that kingdom. This message was central to the teaching of Jesus Christ and the apostles. The term is used about 100 times in the New Testament . is that you can be a part of that enduring home—the household of God. Get out your BibleThe books (Greek, "biblia" ) that are acknowledged as canonical (authoritative) by the early Christian Church. It includes both the books of the ancient Hebrew prophets and those of the apostolic witnesses to Jesus Christ., learn about it, and prepare now by choosing to live His way today!
Dorothy wanted to get back to Kansas but you should seek that wonderful permanent homeland in the Kingdom of God—for there truly is no place like home.
For Beyond Today, I'm Steve Myers.
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