Homesick For Heaven - The Way Home

Hey everyone, Phil here

First off, thanks so much for listening to this song

"Homesick For Heaven"

It is a truly special one to me

And I pray it is a blessing to anybody who hears it

And to all my fam out there who is with me

And looking towards Heaven as your home and your future

I pray this song puts wind in your sails

And a fire in your heart to leave for Heaven today

But as I was finishing up this song and getting this EP altogether

It dawned on me that there may be some people that hear this song

That don't yet know that Heaven is your home

So I just wanna take this next moment to speak to you

If that's you

And I'm gonna start with a question

Have you ever felt a deep ache in your soul?

Like a low hum beneath the noise of everyday life?

Where you feel like there's gotta be something more?

Some place where peace rains

Where love has no end

Where tears are wiped away

Where death is no more

Well, the Bible calls that place Heaven

And not harps and halos

But a real place

The new Heaven, and the new Earth

Where God Himself dwells with His people

And Jesus, not just an idea or historical figure

But the King Jesus, reigns forever

That's the home my heart aches for

And friend, I believe your heart aches for it too

But what if you listen into this right now and you're like

"How can you know that that's your home?"

"How can you know, and really know, that you belong in Heaven?"

My friend, here's the good news

You can know

You were made to walk with God

To know Him, to be with Him forever

And even though our sin

You know all that pride, that brokenness, that rebellion

Has separated us from His great glory

He's still in His love

He's made a way for us to get back to Him

In John 3:16, it says

"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son

That whoever believed in Him should not perish

But have everlasting life

I'll paraphrase that

"Because God loved you so much

He sent His son on a rescue mission to save you

So that you could be a part of His family forever

And I love that word "Whoever believes in Him"

No past too ugly, no people too ugly

Everyone is welcomed to believed and to be accepted into the arms of Jesus

Amen

This is the heart of the gospel

God sent Jesus, His son, not to condemn you, but to save you

To take your sin upon Himself, to die in your place, and to rise again

Conquering death so you could come home

And here's the turning point

In Roman 10:9, it says

"If you confess with your mouth Jesus is Lord

And believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead

You will be saved

It's not about trying harder, it's not about being good enough

It's about trusting the one who already did it all

Jesus said in John 14:6

"'I am the way, the truth, and the life

No one comes to the Father except through me"

So if you're listening right now and you feel that tug

That homesick ache

Don't ignore it

'Cause I believe today is the day you come home

You can praise something like this

Jesus, I believe you are who you say you are

I believed you died for me and rose again

I confess my need for you

Forgive me, lead me, be my savior and my king

I want to come home

And friend, if today that's your prayer

Then welcome, welcome to the family of God

You are loved, you are forgiven, and you have a home

A real one, forever with Jesus

And one day, in Heaven, we're gonna stand here together

With no more tears, no more death

Just life in joy in Him

Until then, we keep walking this road

But now we know where it leads

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