Home is Where the Heart Is - 1Peter 2:11

In Australia, we have saying which says, Home is the heart is. I believe this is true in many ways, just as Peter says 1 Peter 2:11 that we are foreigners in this world then where our heart is, in heaven, that's also where our treasure will be or visa versa just as Matthew 6:29 says.

Yet on occasions we are called to places where perhaps our heart is not or at least to places where we would rather NOT be. How do we as Christians deal with such scenarios? Joseph. on a number of occasions found himself in scenarios just like this. Whether it be thrown into a well, enslaved and later sold as a slave into Potifers house and eventually imprisoned for crimes he never committed. His future seemed doomed and most certainly he would have questioned the dreams of greatness he had as a young boy.

Colossians 3 speaks of one of the many keys that scripture give us in dealing with these let downs in life. Verse two and through to verse 10 speaks of looking not upon the circumstances and situations that surround us in life but to look up to our heavenly abode or destination. Remembering that we indeed are "not of this world" but represent another Kingdom and another King. We are always to remember the King who we represent, that is King Jesus and our heavenly Father.

2 Corinthians tells us that we are Ambassadors for Christ and as a result where ever we find ourselves we are representing our Lord, whether it be in speech, in actions or in deeds we come from another world and are called to bring the gospel (good news) from that world to those we encounter in life.

In view of this, we can understand how important it is that each of us play our part in transforming the world we live into a better place one person at a time. But in addition, we must also remember the valuable lessons we are able to learn along the way. Not only did Joseph get insights into how terrible prisoners where treated in Egypt, but he also learnt that he could reign as a Son of the King in those dark and dreary places.

We need to learn to reign also as Sons of God (Rom 8) in the dark world in which we find ourselves to bring light and salt. Consider the thousands of refugees coming to our shores each year who have never heard the Gospel of the Kingdom. What an opportunity we have in this country where it is still legal to preach Christ!