Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young— a place near your altar, LORD Almighty, my King and my God. Psalm 84:3
Turn right onto 140. Take a slight right onto Highland continue through the S Curve onto North Vine St. Turn left onto Reservoir Rd. and then make a right onto Violet Circle…
Going home really doesn’t seem such a big deal to most of us. Simple directions like those above bring us….home. Well at least they bring us to a place where we have a roof over our heads.
“Honey when you are home, you are not really home.” Allana’s words stung. Of course I was home. I knew my address and could navigate my way. The reality of this statement was both so much more subtle and reached so deeply into who I was that it would not be until years later that I would see the truth in it. This particular disability strikes deeply separating us from the Hupomone God who loves us just as it separates us from those around us who would do the same. We cannot remain under or about a place that we have never really been. As I look back I can see God calling to me so many times “Beloved, when you are home, you are not really home”.
Walking through the motions of “getting home” does not cut it. There is an undeniably spiritual aspect of HOME. More importantly it takes a spiritual intentionality to enter into a HOME relationship with anyone, but especially one with God.
Then the Lord said,
“Because this people draw near with their words
And honor Me with their lip service,
But they remove their hearts far from Me,
And their reverence for Me consists of tradition learned by rote, Isaiah 29:13
Israel knew the way HOME. If you asked them, they would tell you they were HOME. They followed the traditions, they followed the law, they sacrificed, celebrated; they did all these things and believed it meant HOME. They were wrong and there would be consequences just as there are for all of us.
Therefore behold, I will once again deal marvelously with this people, wondrously marvelous;
And the wisdom of their wise men will perish,
And the discernment of their discerning men will be concealed.” Isaiah 29:14
I wish I could say that today I am an expert at being home, that it comes naturally. The truth is old habits die hard and the technology of the 21st century makes easier than ever to not be wherever you are. Being home requires an ongoing commitment to God, to my family and to all the people God brings into my life.
Jodi King of Love and the Outcome has perhaps more opportunity than any of us to miss being home. The life of a musician on the road and in the studio, constantly having to be new and fresh for the fans could certainly leave one with little time to be home. She recently started video blogging on Mondays and this is one that touched my heart and gave me the ending for this blog (that I initially wrote over 6 months ago, so thank you Jodi!)
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