Day 27

But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells. 2 Peter 3:13

The old gospel song, “This world is not my home, I’m just a-passing through,” conveys a half-truth. Yes, God’s people may pass from the earth to the present Heaven through death, but eventually we’ll be back to live forever on the restored Earth.

We are pilgrims in this life, not because our home will never be on Earth, but because our ultimate home isn’t on the present Earth (which is under the Curse). But just as the Earth was once our intended home (before sin entered), it will one day again be our home (after sin is removed and the Curse is reversed).

“Life is a journey toward heaven. Why should we labor for anything else, but that which is our proper end and true happiness?” – Jonathan Edwards