"We Have A Home Above" We have a home above, From sin and sorrow free; A mansion which eternal love Prepared our rest to be. The Lord's gracious hand Has built this blest abode; From everlasting it was planned; The dwelling-place of God. The Saviour's precious blood Has made our title sure; He passed through death's dark raging flood To make our rest secure. The Comforter is come, The Earnest has been given; He leads us onward to the home Reserved for us in Heaven. Thy love, most gracious Lord, Our joy and strength shall be, Till Thou shalt speak the gladdening word That bids us rise to Thee. And then through endless days, Where all Thy glories shine, In happier, holier strains we'll praise The grace that made us Thine. ~By Henry Bennett (1813-1868) ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A Little Note from Cobblestone Road Ministries: The following verses speak of our eternal destiny. We are so thankful to God for all His many blessings and for the great salvation that was purchased for us through the blood of Jesus Christ! Because Jesus lives, we shall live also! Forever with Him! Where He is, that is where we shall be! Our conversation is in Heaven. Our hearts should not be troubled. Our faith is securely in Christ Jesus. He has given us the Holy Spirit, who is the Earnest of our salvation. We are sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, awaiting the day when this mortality shall put on immortality! We have a home above; and someday, the Kingdom of God will come to earth and we shall reign with Christ forever! What a glorious thought! Phil 3:20 For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. The Lord Jesus told us in John 14:1-4: Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. 2 Peter 3:13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. Ephesians 1:12-14 That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ. In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise, Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory. If you do not know Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, click here to read about the Free Gift of Salvation. Jesus died for us. All images, devotional commentary and background images: ©2007 Cobblestone Road Ministries All Rights Reserved ----------------------------------------------------------- “Salvation by grace is appropriated by faith. Grace is the fountain, but faith is the channel. Grace is the life-line, but faith is the hand that clutches it. And, thoroughly and finally to exclude all boasting, it is declared that the salvation and the faith are both the gift Of God. 'And that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God.' That salvation is God's gift is evident. 'The gift of God is eternal life through Christ.' The free gift, The gift of grace, The gift of righteousness— these phrases determine the fact that salvation is itself a Divine present to man. 'Salvation,' cried C. H. Spurgeon in the great congregation, 'is everything for nothing! Christ free!—Pardon free!—Heaven free!' Thanks be to God for a gratuitous salvation!” ~ Rev. Thomas Spurgeon ----------------------------------------------------------- Further Reading: Christian Poem - "Heaven at Last" Christian Poem: "No Disappointments In Heaven" THE KING OF GLORY - Bible Study on Jesus as King "Come" - The Blessed Word But For A Moment - Looking Beyond Our Affliction Giving Thanks To The Lord - The Heart of Every True Believer Trust in God, Hope in God...For when troubles come your way Wrapped in God's Love More Christian Poems and Commentary |
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