{"id":5,"date":"2007-08-03T06:00:39","date_gmt":"2007-08-03T13:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devonline.us\/dailyevotional\/?p=5"},"modified":"2007-10-03T15:33:05","modified_gmt":"2007-10-03T22:33:05","slug":"homecoming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/homecoming\/","title":{"rendered":"“HOMECOMING!”"},"content":{"rendered":"

II Corinthians 5:6-9<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

“Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.\u00a0And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Dee was excited to return home from the Ladies Bible Study and share with her husband, Del.\u00a0The times when Del and Dee were apart from each other were difficult.\u00a0Even being away from each other for\u00a0a few hours was hard.\u00a0They\u00a0truly\u00a0were a living example of Genesis 2:24, “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Del and Dee were the parents of four children.\u00a0They had instilled the Word of God into their lives and\u00a0each had prayed at one time or another to receive Jesus Christ as their personal Savior.\u00a0Two were married to wonderful Christian mates, one was divorced and struggling to find meaning and the fourth child had been killed in Iraq six months earlier.<\/span><\/p>\n

As Dee stopped for a traffic light, she felt a strange sensation down the left side of her body.\u00a0The light changed, but Dee did not notice.\u00a0It was only after the traffic light had gone through several cycles that another motorist got out to see if she was alright.\u00a0He could see that she was slumped over the steering column.\u00a0By the time the paramedics had arrived, Dee had left this world.<\/span><\/p>\n

She remembered the traffic light, but now she was bathed in light.\u00a0It was strange, but she felt like she was home, in fact more at home than she had ever been in her entire life.\u00a0Every ache and pain was gone.\u00a0She heard the most fantastic music she had ever heard.\u00a0Without thinking, she was singing the way she had always dreamed of singing.\u00a0She could not believe that the voice she was hearing was actually her own voice singing praises to the Lord along with the choir of others who were finally home.<\/span><\/p>\n

Her eyes were flooded with sights that were beyond description.\u00a0Now she\u00a0knew why there was\u00a0so little written in the Bible about paradise.\u00a0It was simply impossible to describe.\u00a0Her senses were filled to the full.\u00a0It suddenly dawned on her that she was standing without her walker.\u00a0Not only could she walk, but she started to run through a field of the most beautiful flowers she had ever seen.<\/span><\/p>\n

As she was singing along with the beautiful choir, she gazed in amazement at the other\u00a0singers.\u00a0There was her saintly grandmother and grandfather, standing beside her parents.\u00a0They had gone to be with the Lord\u00a0years ago.\u00a0She rushed into their arms in a greeting that she knew would last for eternity.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was then that she received another blessed experience.\u00a0Her youngest son stood strong and glowing.\u00a0The last time she had seen him was when he had left for Iraq a year ago.\u00a0When he had loaded onto the bus along with the other members of his company, her mother’s heart ached.\u00a0That was nothing compared to the pain she experienced when they were notified of his death.\u00a0She and Del\u00a0had been uncertain about his commitment to the Lord.\u00a0Now she knew that he had received Jesus Christ as his Savior.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Her heart soared\u00a0again and again\u00a0as she met and praised with those who had gone to be with the Lord over the years.\u00a0She saw a great crowd of people rejoicing around someone.\u00a0As she drew near, she realized that it was Jesus.\u00a0She knew that it would be impossible for her to get near, but she began to pour out her praise to Him.\u00a0Suddenly it was as if the crowd had parted and she was on her knees thanking Him for shedding His blood to give her this eternal salvation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesus took her hand and lifted her to her feet.\u00a0His smile was the most radiant smile she had ever seen.\u00a0She experienced His love and concern in a way that words could not express.\u00a0She knew that there would never be a way she could tell Him of her love, but at the same time she knew that she would spend eternity trying. <\/span><\/p>\n

WHILE THIS WONDERFUL SCENE WAS UNFOLDING IN GOD’S BEAUTIFUL PARADISE, THERE WAS ANOTHER SCENE TRANSPIRING\u00a0BACK ON\u00a0EARTH.\u00a0I WILL TRY TO DESCRIBE IT IN MONDAY’S DAILY-E-VOTIONAL.<\/span><\/p>\n

Blessings dear hearts.\u00a0Walk with God\u00a0today, trust Him completely, and be a blessing.<\/span><\/p>\n

– –\u00a0– Pastor Cecil<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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