At Home in Jesus 在耶稣家中
Dexu Xia
If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me. John 14:3
“There’s no place like home,” says Dorothy, clicking the heels of her ruby slippers. In The Wizard of Oz, that was all it took to magically transport Dorothy and Toto from Oz back to their home in Kansas.
Unfortunately, there aren’t enough ruby slippers for everyone. Although many share Dorothy’s longing for home, finding that home—a place to belong—is sometimes easier said than done.
One of the consequences of living in a highly mobile, transient world is a sense of detachment—wondering if we’ll ever find a place where we truly belong. This feeling may also reflect a deeper reality, expressed by C. S. Lewis: “If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world.”
The night before the cross, Jesus assured His friends of that home, saying, “My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?” (John 14:2). A home where we are welcomed and loved.
Yet we can be at home now too. We’re part of a family—God’s church, and we live in community with our brothers and sisters in Christ. Until the day Jesus takes us to the home our hearts long for, we can live in His peace and joy. We’re always home with Him. By: Bill Crowder
What makes you feel at home and why? How does knowing Jesus will take you to be with Him forever help you live here on earth?
God of love and grace, help me look forward to being at home with You, in Your presence, forever.
我若去为你们预备了地方，就必再来接你们到我那里去。—约翰福音14章3节
“没有任何地方比得上家！”桃乐丝一边说，一边敲敲她红色鞋子的鞋后跟。在《绿野仙踪》的故事中，桃乐丝只须做这个动作，她和小狗托托就会很神奇地从奥兹王国，回到他们在堪萨斯州的家。可惜不是每个人都有这么一双鞋。虽然许多人都像桃乐丝一样渴望回家，但要找到一个让人有归属感的家，谈何容易啊！
生活在这个瞬息万变且流动性高的世界里，我们难免会产生疏离感，不知是否能找到真正属于自己的归宿。这样的感受可能也反映了一个深刻的事实，就如作家鲁益师说：“如果在我内心有一种渴望，是这世上任何经验都无法满足的，那么最可能的解释就是，我是为另一个世界而造的。”
耶稣在被钉十架的前一晚，明确地告诉祂的朋友们有这么一个家。祂说：“在我父的家里有许多住处；若是没有，我就早已告诉你们了；我去原是为你们预备地方去”（约翰福音14章2节）。那是一个欢迎我们、爱我们的家。
即使是现在，我们也可以有在家的感觉。我们都属于一个大家庭──上帝的教会，与主内弟兄姐妹彼此连结。在耶稣带我们回到我们所盼望的家之前，我们可以住在祂的平安与喜乐中。有耶稣同在就是家。
作者： 柯贝尔
什么让你有家的感觉？为什么呢？
知道自己将会与耶稣永远同住，
如何影响你现有的生活？
满有恩典与慈爱的上帝，求祢帮助我，
让我渴望与祢同住天家，永远与祢同在。