Our new home is not on earth!

It has been my dream to have my very own new kitchen but we’ve decided not to renovate it after all!

And I thank God that he’s given me the strength and peace to do that without a heavy grudging heart. In fact, it was I who suggested it to Graham that we could save a lot that way and meet our budget.

And it is the word of God which has prepared me well for this moment. In the previous renovation post, what Christ has accomplished on the cross was my focus. Today, it is what Christ is coming to accomplish that I want to highlight.

Titus 2:11-14 says:

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.

While hankering over a new kitchen, I struggled between satisfying my own desire and seeking God first. There is nothing wrong with new cabinets but I refuse to be ruled by my desire for them! The kitchen cabinet will not be my god.

This passage assures me that the grace of God trains me to say no to my idols, and to say yes to God. The amazing part is how it achieves that… by pointing me forward to the second coming of Jesus Christ, our blessed hope, the glorious one, our Savior!

When I keep my heart and eyes on the new heavens and new earth that is to come, it is no surprise that a new kitchen is quickly beaten down into second place. The delight and joy of being continually in God’s presence is going to be infinitely better than anything I will ever experience now!

So new kitchen or not, I thank God for everything, especially that he’s given me a glimpse of eternity once again. It’s all too easy to forget. Friends, shall we never fail to remind each other of our heavenly home while we are here together!