Tag: tents
As we age, our tents start to show signs of depreciation. But old age and even death is not the end of our story: one day soon, we’ll trade in these canvas coverings for eternal dwellings: homes of brick and mortar.
“From Judah will come the cornerstone, from him the tent peg, from him the battle bow, from him every ruler.” (Zechariah 10:4 NIV) We read Zechariah 10 and we remember that Jesus came from Judah. He is the cornerstone, the tent peg, the battle bow…
Home is not an address or a structure. It’s not a zip code or a state or a country. It’s not even a people, as I’ve previously thought. Addresses change. Buildings burn down or fall into disrepair. Zip codes boundaries are redrawn and governments crumble. People pass or pull away. If these temporary structures are our home we will always, eventually find ourselves homeless. Our permanent Home is found in our Lord alone.
“Isaac built an altar there and called on the name of the Lord. Then he pitched his tent and there his servants dig a well.” (Genesis 26:25) I believe every preacher will give a handful of sermons that prove to be life-altering. And sometimes the…