Headed Home
October 8
…we will come to them and make our home with them.
John 14:23
On the way home from a family wedding in North Carolina, Jamie had taken a more scenic route, wanting to take in the lush mountain vistas.
This was the Blue Ridge chain of the Appalachians, and more beautiful country was hard to come by. However, the narrow roads were torn up from the rough winter the area had experienced. Suddenly, a huge pothole loomed in his lane. With on-coming traffic, Jamie wasn’t able to avoid it. The impact almost ripped the steering wheel from his grasp, and the ensuing ‘THUD’ caused the tire to blow out.
Remembering his spare was buried under all their suitcases and a couple pieces of furniture Celeste’s sister had sent home with them he grumbled, “Just great! Thirty-seven hundred feet up a mountain and no gas station for miles.”
As Jamie was contemplating the most direct route to the spare tire a large wrecker came around the bend. It slowed, and pulled up beside them, “Can I give you a hand?” the bearded driver asked with a knowing smile.
As it turned out, the wrecker was from a fleet of full-service trucks; the driver even had the exact tire Jamie needed! Half an hour later, new tire mounted and balanced, they were back on the road.
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Every path in life has potholes and challenges, and Satan does his best to make sure we don’t have a clear view of the road ahead. And just like Jamie, we get blind-sided every now and then.
While in the midst of the struggle we can lose sight of the truth: this is not our home, and everything we suffer now is only temporal.
Having made that point, the fact remains that temporal suffering is miserable, and we can find ourselves taking detours that make the journey home more painful and lengthy.
Jesus, in today’s text, reminds us to hang on to His promise that one day soon our suffering will end, and we will be home! Until that time comes He will continue to send help during trying times…just like He did for Jamie.
Prayer
“When I’m in the midst of struggles and pain remind me that I’m not home yet, Lord, and give me the strength to hang on until I get there. Amen.”
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