There Is My Home — Basilea Schlink

God lives and works today, and one of the greatest miracles that He performs in our lives is that He opens our eyes to recognize our true home, the home where we will dwell for all eternity. Listen to today's meditation by Basilia Schlink called, There is My Home.

Finding Reasons to Give Thanks in Suffering

Perhaps you honestly don't have much to thank God for at the moment. You can't thank Him for your good health because you're sick. You can't thank Him for fulfilling your wishes because He hasn't fulfilled them, and you can't thank Him for your loved ones because they're the ones who are making life so difficult right now.

Jesus' Crucifixion Opens Heaven

However, there is one thing we can always rejoice and be thankful about, the wonderful present that our Heavenly Father has given us. For out of love to us, He let Jesus be crucified so that heaven might be ours.

The Eternal Joy Awaiting Believers

Heaven, where eternal joy is awaiting us.

Longing for Our Heavenly Home

On earth I wait, yearning for one great day. The day I return to my home and can stay at rest with my Father forever. On earth I wait, yearning for one great day when I with my Jesus shall leave away.

Hope Through Jesus' Sacrifice

United in love with Him, I will bear of that day and rejoice and sing, and fear not for our grief will be changed then to blood.

Yes, we may look forward to this day right now, directing our eyes and hearts towards it in the certainty that Jesus' sacrifice has opened heaven for us. This certainty is a help for us in all of our suffering, even in the suffering which we must endure because of our sins.

Sin, Hell, and the Loss of Heaven's Joy

And remember, sin not only destroys our lives here on earth, but also excludes us from the joy of heaven and drives us into the kingdom of hell for all eternity. How can we be sad when we know that we have been saved from the terror of hell, and when we know that one joy can never be taken away from us?

Forgiveness, Praise, and Strength for Every Difficulty

Through the forgiveness of our sins, heaven has been opened. After this brief life on earth, the glory of God awaits us. So lift up your heart in praise. Heaven is open. The joy of heaven will enter your heart already here on earth, and then you will have the strength to overcome in every difficulty.

A Glimpse of Paradise

Beautiful. Once a soul is given, a glimpse of paradise, earth's charms unfade, heaven's glory. My heart for Father... God bless you.