Lord Almighty!
2 My soul yearns, even faints,
for the courts of the Lord;
my heart and my flesh cry out
for the living God.
3 Even the sparrow has found a home,
and the swallow a nest for herself,
where she may have her young—
a place near your altar,
Lord Almighty, my King and my God.
4 Blessed are those who dwell in your house;
they are ever praising you. (Psalm 84)
Today I am travelling with some folks from my church to another spiritual homeland. I have been to Israel and to some of the places Paul visited in Greece, Turkey, and Italy. But today I will be traveling to the home of my ancestors- and home of the origins of American Presbyterianism- Scotland.
242 times the word "Home" is used in scripture. It is a powerful word with powerful emotions attached to it. In the pilgrim's Psalm it says, "Even the sparrow has found a home." God has a place for us. Our real spiritual home is found not in some physical country- but in God. Yet the physical can point to the spiritual. When we worship God- when we pray and sing to Him- it is like being where we were meant to be- the place of acceptance and love- home. Jesus said, "In my Father's house are many rooms- if it were not so I would have told you.
I go to prepare a place for you that where I am you may be also." So today, seek to be home with God.
Prayer: May I find my rest, my peace, my strength, my home in you, O Lord.
Song: Going Home. (click)
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