Songtexte Homesick For Heaven - The Way Home - Phil Wickham

Hey everyone, Phil here
First off, thanks so much for listening to this song
"Homesick For Heaven"
It is a truly special one to me
And I pray it is a blessing to anybody who hears it
And to all my fam out there who is with me
And looking towards heaven as your home and your future
I pray this song puts wind in your sails
And a fire in your heart to live for heaven today
But as I was finishing up this song and getting this EP altogether
It dawned on me that there may be some people that hear this song
That don't yet know that heaven is your home
So I just wanna take this next moment to speak to you
If that's you
And I'm gonna start with a question
Have you ever felt a deep ache in your soul
Like a low hum beneath the noise of everyday life
Where you feel like there's gotta be something more?
Some place where peace rains
Where love has no end
Where tears are wiped away
Where death is no more
Well, the Bible calls that place Heaven
And not harps and halos
But a real place
The new heaven, and the new Earth
Where God himself dwells with his people
And Jesus, not just an idea or historical figure
But the King Jesus, reigns forever
That's the home my heart aches for
And friend, I believe your heart aches for it too
But what if you listen into this right now and you're like
"How can you know that that's your home?"
"How can you know, and really know, that you belong in heaven?"
My friend, here's the good news
You can know
You were made to walk with God
To know him, to be with him forever
And even though our sin
You know all that pride, that brokenness, that rebellion
Has separated us from his great glory
He's still in his love
He's made a way for us to get back to him
In John 3:16, it says
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son
That whoever believed in him should not perish
But have everlasting life."
I'll paraphrase that
"Because God loved you so much
He sent his son on a rescue mission to save you
So that you could be apart of his family forever."
And I love that word
"Whoever believes in him"
No past too ugly, no people too ugly
Everyone is welcomed to believed and to be accepted
Into the arms of Jesus
Amen
This is the heart of the gospel
God sent Jesus, his son, not to condemn you, but to save you
To take your sin upon himself, to die in your place, and to rise again
Conquering death so you could come home
And here's the turning point
In Roman 10:9, it says
"If you confess with your mouth Jesus is Lord
And believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead
You will be saved."
It's not about trying harder, it's not about being good enough
It's about trusting the one who already did it all
Jesus said in John 14:6
"'I am the way, the truth, and the life
No one comes to the Father except through me.'"
So if you're listening right now and you feel that tug
That homesick ache
Don't ignore it
'Cause I believe today is the day you come home
You can praise something like this
Jesus, I believe you are who you say you are
I believed you died for me and rose again
I confess my need for you
Forgive me, lead me, be my savior and my king
I want to come home
And friend, if today that's your prayer
Then welcome, welcome to the family of God
You are loved, you are forgiven, and you have a home
A real one, forever with Jesus
And one day, in heaven, we're gonna stand here together
With no more tears, no more death
Just life in joy in him
Until then, we keep walking this road
But now we know where it leads
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