Leaving home …

Part of the American dream includes the right send off of children from the home.

Parents dream of raising good, healthy children who they send off to college. From there, they continue to mature, learn, meet the love of their lives, and go on to build families, careers, and productive lives.

Some can’t go to college, but they find jobs, spouses, and make families and homes.

Parents want to send their kids out well.

So did God. He sent out His Son on that first Christmas.

But did you ever notice that Jesus kept leaving homes?

First, He left the intimate fellowship of the Trinity and the splendors of heaven to become human and join us here on Earth. God planted Him with a good family, and Jesus lived a “normal” human life with earthly parents and siblings for about 30 years.

Then He left home again.

He struck out to preach the message His Father had given to Him to give to the world. During His time of ministry, He didn’t have a home to call His own. His “home” was the fellowship He shared with His disciples.

Then He left “home” again.

With His disciples gathered around, He gave them a Commission, then returned home to the Father, where He is now.

But He plans on leaving home again!

That’s because He plans on returning to earth to get His church …

“Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. 2 There is more than enough room in my Father’s home. If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? 3 When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am. 4 And you know the way to where I am going,” John 14:1-4.

Christmas is about Jesus leaving home — more than once — so that we may, some day, make our home with Him.

Merry Christmas!

Scotty