We’ve all heard the expression “home is where the heart is”. For most of us home has special meaning for us. The word conjures up fond memories of family, fun, and love.
Here, in Indiana, most people still live near the place they grew up in. They can, and do, revisit their childhood homes and neighborhoods. Many still have close friends from that area. In fact, many have not even traveled far from home.
My life started similarly. I lived in the same house for the first 21 years of my life. Then I got married and we moved 12 times in the first 6 years of marriage. While we didn’t keep us this pace we have moved several times in the next 43 years until now. I have fond memories of each place but I don’t consider any of these places to be my home. I wouldn’t feel really comfortable returning to any of these places.
The Bible explains that this world is not the true home of those who are true believers in Jesus Christ. Our citizenship is in heaven with Jesus. We are brothers and sisters in Christ and will live with Him forever.
Philippians 3:20-21 says, “But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself.”
Reluctant Retiree 