We know that if the tent that we live in on earth is torn down, we have a building from God. It’s a house that isn’t handmade, which is eternal and located in heaven. We groan while we live in this residence. We really want to dress ourselves with our building from heaven— since we assume that when we take off this tent, we won’t find out that we are naked. Yes, while we are in this tent we groan, because we are weighed down. We want to be dressed not undressed, so that what is dying can be swallowed up by life. Now the one who prepared us for this very thing is God, and God gave us the Spirit as a down payment for our home. (2 Corinthians 5:1-5, CEB)
Interestingly here Paul refers to the Spirit as a down payment for our home. Our home with God for all eternity. And the Spirit being with us is the foretaste, the sneak peek at what all of eternity will be like.
You see this place is merely a stop on the way to our life for all eternity. It is a way to travel and a place to help others be more like God. Loving in every aspect and understanding of those around them.
We are called and invited to be God in the world.
You are to shed the tent of this world and show this world the grace, mercy, and love of God.
Love like Jesus.
Loving People. Loving God.
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