Our Heavenly Habitation

2 Corinthians 4:17 -18

In what do we place our trust? Do we trust in the temporary things that we hold in our hands? We all want to do well in this world so that we can provide for our families and have a few toys. It’s perfectly OK to have some nice things as we travel through this life. This time of year we are all thinking about what we will be receiving under the tree in a few weeks. “Things” give us some temporary joy. We get excited about having something new but can’t tell anyone where it is in a short time. Let me ask again, in what do we place our trust? More importantly in whom do we place our trust? God has made a way for us to put up treasure in heaven. The apostle Paul said in 2 Corinthians 5:1-3:
1For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven, 3if indeed, having been clothed, we shall not be found naked.

We have a “house” that is eternal. We have a habitation which is from heaven. Paul is speaking about how we will be when we get to heaven. I believe that God has placed an awareness of eternity within us; we know our souls are eternal. It is of utmost importance that we prepare today for our heavenly home tomorrow. Heaven is not automatic; we must obey the gospel and live our lives for God in order to make heaven our eternal home.

Adam & Eve were in the Garden of Eden and were not ashamed to be naked. Why?
Because they were in God’s presence and not stained with sin. When they were innocent they were not ashamed. After Adam & Eve sinned they tried to cover their nakedness with fig leaves because sin made them ashamed of their condition. Their efforts to cover their own sin were inadequate. God slew animals and covered Adam and Eve. It was necessary that blood be shed to cover their sins. Things are much the same today. Our effort to cover our sins never works. We can’t bargain with God or lay excuse at someone else’s feet. We needed Jesus to shed His precious blood so that our sins could be covered. Jesus made a way of salvation for all of man. We don’t have to be ashamed when we are clothed with salvation. I want to be in the place of God’s blessing and be covered with the robes of righteousness. You can have your sins covered with the blood of Jesus and be robed with righteousness today. Why don’t you cry out to Jesus and ask Him to forgive you of your sins? Once you do, seek a full relationship with Him.