EpiphanyIsaiah 60:1-14// Human beings long to be home. In each of us there is a sense of restlessness and eagerness to find that place where we belong, where we are at peace, and where we are at rest. At the end of every journey and adventure is the hope of arriving at a place we can call home. The Bible offers an account of why we hunger for home: human beings were created by God in the garden of Eden. Eden was a place of peace, provision, and flourishing, but even more, it was a place where humankind experienced unbroken union and fellowship with our Creator. Eden was our home. We lost this home because instead of living in submission to God, we chose to rebel against God. Instead of embracing loving fellowship with God, we chose fellowship with sin and the serpent, and the story of humankind’s exile from Eden and the longing for return is arguably the most important storyline of the Bible. But Isaiah tells us that there is a day coming when the longing for home will find its completion. There will be a day when an eternal light dawns and the people of God will be given an eternal home, where we will find our rest with the Savior who tells us, "“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls” (Matt 11:28–29)!
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