THE DAILY BLUEPRINT - 6.15.09

GOING HOME
Part 1

2nd Corinthians 4:16
For which cause we faint not!, but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day...

Today I begin a new series - to some this subject is very hard to talk about - it's not easy to talk about I would agree - but it's something we must consider - none of us know how long we have - God has not told us when we are leaving - He has a reason for this - because it's really not that important - what is important is were our reservations are for the life to come. This subject is fresh on my heart due to the passing of my Dad just 12 days ago - it all seems very surreal right now - but one thing I do know is my Dad was ready to go home - he told me several times during the last couple of days of his life that he was ready to go home - what he didn't like was the process of getting there - I believe fully that Jesus took my Dad home on that day - I know my Dad is with God right now- what a thought! This series is called Going Home - we all will face this one day - unless Jesus come back before we are to leave. Paul wrote that while the outward man (our flesh) is passing away ( a side note -we can take care of our bodies - we can exercise - eat right - but still our bodies will ware out) The flesh will not be alive forever -and another way of thinking about it - is that our flesh is actually dead - it won't be redeemed - we will get new bodies says God's Word - we can do all we can and yet still have to face a physical death - at one time our bodies were to live forever but the fall in the garden so long ago changed all that - Paul also noted that our inner man - the one that will live on forever - is being renewed daily - Jesus will one day take us home - our lives here won't last forever -we must face this fact - we live in a fallen sinful world and because of that we are all at risk - but before you panic - realize God is in control and you won't be living this place until HE says so -
He is in full control - He knows what is best - He just asks that we trust Him!
My question for you today is this - Are you ready to hear that call from JESUS? If not - you can trust Him today and your reservations will be made for heaven -
our real home!

Living on Earth but focused on Heaven!, Daniel<><

BUILDING MOMENT:
None of us like to talk about death but in CHRIST there is no death anymore!

Because we have CHRIST - While our bodies will die - our spirit lives on and on and on and on....................

6.15.09 - Building on the WORD
SIN CAUSES DEATH, JESUS BRINGS LIFE!