Home has never been sweeter (standard:Inspirational stories, 953 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Oct 11 2010	Views/Reads: 2903/1874	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
If the good Lord ever intended me to travel as much as I have been traveling, I'm sure He would have given me wings. I like the idea of traveling; it is the actual traveling that gets me. The only good thing about traveling is that home looks so good from

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My conference was over and I headed back to the difficult job of prying
the grandmother loose from her ninth grandchild. It took some doing but 
I accomplished it and we were on the road again. 

On the trip home we, and I say "we" rather loosely, were planning a
return trip to see the grandchild. 

I, weary from traveling, was planning how wonderful it would be to get
home, sit in my chair, eat at my table and sleep in my bed. Traveling 
is wonderful, especially if you are going to see a granddaughter, but 
the most delicious aspect of traveling is heading home. 

As my wife glowed over the recent granddaughter and rehearsed in my
weary ears the extraordinary attributes of this latest addition to our 
family, I was thinking about home. When people say that home is where 
the heart is, I am thinking of other body parts. There is no reclining 
chair quite like the reclining chair awaiting me at home. I must say 
that my posterior has grown weary of all these foreign seats. 

As we traveled weary mile after weary mile a verse of Scripture seemed
to rest in my head. "In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were 
not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.” (John 
14:2 KJV). 

I really will not get home until I go to the Father's House where He has
a place prepared especially for me. 

The Rev. James L. Snyder is pastor of the Family of God Fellowship, 1471
Pine Road, Ocala, FL 34472. He lives with his wife, Martha, in Silver 
Springs Shores. Call him at 352-687-4240 or e-mail 
jamessnyder2@att.net. The church web site is www.whatafellowship.com. 


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