Honey From The Rock

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Honey From The Rock
Psalm 81:16

"Sweet Stuff From God's Word"

A daily Bible study with Victor Knowles
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AT HOME WITH THE LORD

This entry was posted on 06-25-2009 and is filed under HEAVEN.

The apostle Paul draws a contrast for us in 2 Corinthians 5:6. "So we are always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord" (NKJV). Think about it. We are at home in the body. You say, "That sounds good." Well, it can be. It is, in fact. But think of it like Paul does. As long as we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord. Now, is that good? No, it is not. So Paul goes on to say, "We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord" (v. 8).

During the Civil War a general walked from camp fire to camp fire one evening telling his troops, "Boys, don't drive your tent stakes too deep because we're moving on in morning!" That's good advice for us too. We are going to switch homes some day. Right now we are at home in the body - maybe too much so? But when we become "absent from the body" (i.e., when we die) we will be "present with the Lord" (i.e, at home with Him in Heaven). So, "don't drive your tent stakes too deep because we're moving on in the morning!"

Hymn: "When all my labors and trials are o'er, and I am safe on that beautiful shore, just to be near the dear Lord I adore will through the ages be glory for me" (Charles H. Gabriel).