A Better Home Awaits

 

Take a look around where you’re sitting and find five things that have blue in them. (Go ahead and do it). With a “blue” mind­set, you’ll find that blue jumps out at you: a blue book on the table, a blue pillow on the couch, blue in the painting on the wall, and so on. In like fashion, you’ve proba­bly noticed that after you buy a new car, you promptly see that make and model of car every­where. That’s because people find what they are looking for.

Financial experts tell us our homes are our largest asset. An average house in 1973 was 1,660 sq. ft., while in 2015 the average house was 2,687 sq. ft. In 2025, the average U.S. home size is approximately 2,200 square feet. Median new home sales prices were around $392,300 to $422,800, while average, often larger or custom homes, ranged from $487,500 to $498,000, reflecting high demand and a, trend of shrinking new home sizes.

 Numerically, fami­lies continue to decrease in size compared to previous decades. Our homes are especially important more due to values, not needs. We are blessed to work, plan, and prosper while choosing a home that fits our goals. We may even be thinking of remodeling or relocating. How often do we ponder our eter­nal home? Heaven deserves all the atten­tion we give our earthly homes, and more!

Heaven is a literal place. Hebrews 11:16 says, “But now they desire a bet­ter, that is, a heavenly country, Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.” Our hope of Heaven exceeds any dwelling we may come in contact with here. Do you desire a better place?

Heaven provides rest for the weary. Hebrews 4:9 says, “There remains there­fore a rest for the people of God.” We all have worked long hours to the point of being too tired to sleep. We understand fatigue, pain, and suffering. None of this exists in Heaven. Do you want to find rest from your labor?

Heaven will last forever. First Thessa­lonians 4:17 says, “Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.” We leave the comfort of our homes frequently, but we will forever be with the Lord if we do His will. Do you desire a place of permanent security?

At times in our lives, God seems strangely absent, but the prob­lem is not that God has disappeared. We simply lack a “God” mindset. When we develop our sensitivity, we soon begin to see His work everywhere! George Washington Carver said, "I love to think of nature as unlimited broadcasting stations, through which God speaks to us every day, every hour and every moment of our lives, if we will only tune in and remain so.”

There is an element of truth to what Carver said. The Bible says, "For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made..." (Romans 1:19-20 ESV).

Nature–God’s creation–is one way God speaks to us. Yet the topic about which God speaks to us through his creation is singular: his existence. When one observes the beauty and complexities of this universe, it is clear that there is a Creator.

Yet nature will not tell us anything about our Creator's will for us. For that, we need the Scriptures, the holy Bible (2 Timothy 3:16-17).

 [John 14:1-6] A home is being prepared for those who want to live with God. Heaven is a better home, provides rest, and will last forever. Are you preparing for your next home?