N- Not Home Yet- Steven Curtis Chapman

“To all the travelers

Pilgrims longing for a home

From one who walks with you

On this journey called life's road

It is a long and winding road

From one who's seen the view

And dreamt of staying on the mountains high

And one who's cried like you

Wanting so much to lay down and die”

In this journey called life, we face joys, struggles, and disappointments. However, we do not walk this road alone. Jesus walks with us each step of the way.

I don’t know where I would be without the presence of Jesus in my life’s journey. His comforting presence, his encouraging words, have been be the source of life to sustain me and build me back up again.

I can take comfort in that Jesus walked this road called life just as I am doing now. He had mountain top experiences, but also had struggles and disappointments. However, he was determined to live out the mission His Father had given him: to die so that whoever chooses to believe in Him may find life in His Name.

“We are not home yet

We are not home yet

Keep on looking ahead

Let you heart not forget

We are not home yet

Not home yet

So close your eyes with me

And hear the Father saying, welcome home

Let us find the strength

In all His promises to carry on

He said, I go prepare a place for you

So let us not forget

You and I can take comfort and encouragement that this world is not our final destination. If we believe in Jesus, we can take hold of that very fact. Heaven is our final destination.

One day, our pain and struggles will be the gateway to our entrance into the presence of God. I look forward to that day, as the tears and pain I have experienced in this life will be no more. I will bask in the light of my Savior forevermore.

“I know there'll be a moment

I know there'll be a place

Where we will see our Savior

And fall in His embrace

So let us not grow weary

Or too content to stay

'Cause we are not home yet”

Until the day we see Jesus face to face, we must hold on to Jesus for life in the joys and struggles. We must take hold on his promises, that this world is not our home.

So I urge you friends, to see Jesus in a brand new way. He is not some distant figure, waiting for you in Heaven. He is with you and besides you, your own personal cheerleader. But more than that, He is your comforter and sustainer until the day He calls you Home.