When using an automotive GPS system, there is always one phrase that excites us above all others. We might appreciate the way the computer tells us to merge left or take the first right in 100 feet, but we really listen for one particular six word phrase.
“You have arrived at your destination.”
That means we’re home free. There are no more traffic lights to watch for, no more pot holes to dodge around, and certainly no more “Men Working” signs to slow us down. We’re where we want to be.
How will we know when we’ve arrived at our spiritual destination? What will our spiritual GPS signal look like? How will we recognize when we’re home?
John 1:14 gives us our first clue.
“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.”
This passage tells us the Word became flesh, but it also tells us what the Word was like before he became flesh. He was filled with glory and full of grace and truth.
When we are surrounded with the glory of God’s grace and truth, then we have heard our desired message: “You have arrived at your destination.”
Matthew 22:30 describes the relationships we will one day have toward one another.
“For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.”
From this passage we learn something about the angels themselves, for they do not form the same marital bonds we have here on earth. They are bonded forevermore with the Almighty God of all Creation.
We learn that we will not find our resurrection fulfillment in those we have known in this life but rather in the Christ that is the head of the church. When we find our fulfillment in God alone, we have heard our desired message: “You have arrived at your destination.”
Revelation 21:12 is our color snapshot, so that we can visualize our new home.
“It had a great, high wall, with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and on the gates the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel were inscribed—”
Twelve gates, twelve angels, and the names of the twelve tribes…the description of our destination is very specific. What other location could be so iconic?
When we see the City of the Lamb, there will be no doubt in our minds that we have heard our desired message: “You have arrived at your destination.”
Revelation 12:9 tells us the reason for the potholes that trouble us, the traffic lights we continually traverse, and the dangerous curves we must round before reaching our home.
“And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.”
All through this life we dodge the pitfalls of sin and spiritual degradation. We endeavor to follow Christ and rarely reach his standard of perfection. However, our deceiver, the one who slows us down on the road toward Christ will someday be left behind, and he will offend us no more.
When we reach heaven, the devil will not be there, and we will know that we have heard our desired message: “You have arrived at your destination.”
We must remember, however, that unless our GPS is turned on, it cannot lead us to where we must go. We will not reach our desired destination without spending time in prayer and in the Word of God. Then and only then will Christ be able to lead us to our home in the sky.
When we listen to God, we will always reach our desired journey's end.
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