“Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am…” ~ John 17:24.
This verse is so beautiful. It speaks of coming home with God, One who would never leave us. He gave us to Jesus, our Saviour and redeemer of our sins and souls, and He has promised we will be where He is. Up in the glorious, inconceivable heavenlies, the endless eternity no human mind can fathom, and we shall all be changed into wondrous spirits in the presence of the One who began it all.
Before the beginning, before no end, the soul shall meet its Maker. What an absolutely soul-thrilling and invigorating thought! It lies in my future, somewhere out there and my heart quickens at the thought. How is that even possible? I shall be meeting my Lord! I shall be coming home to the One who made me! My One and only, who created me just the way I am, with all my perfect imperfections. I shall see God. And nothing else shall matter. All my pains and sufferings and tiny inconveniences, the answers I had been wanting, the tears which have left holes in me, all gone when I come to the gates. All that matters is all I will have. And in His presence and everlasting light, I shall have everything in infinity.
The place He prepareth for my soul will be beautiful beyond comprehension, beyond my wildest imagination and deepest desire. I know so little and want too much, and even so, with God He can never give us enough. His Love overwhelms and overcomes every darkness, the morning star ever rising in our hearts. A new day has dawned and forever we will know no more sorrow.
Jesus wills the ones God has given Him to be with Him, to partake in His glory, to know Him like never before. To see what it all meant, how it shall all fall into place. What an honour, a privilege of which I am so undeserving! I have done nothing, absolutely nothing, to afford His kingdom, the right to be called a daughter of God. But that I will always be known by, and forever I am His. When the stars fall and the earth fades, there the children of God shall be, under His wing and delivered from every evil.
God loves me, more than I will ever know. Maybe eternity will give me a glimpse, maybe the beginning of creation will reveal a touch, maybe the end of the world will lead me home. For the first time, I will be whole.
