David Jeremiah Daily Devotional (October 30, 2025) Homesick for a City.
For here we have no continuing city, but we seek the one to come. Hebrews 13:14
Recommended Reading: Hebrews 13:10-16 - We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat. 11 For the bodies of those animals, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned outside the camp. 12 Therefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people with His own blood, suffered outside the gate. 13 Therefore let us go forth to Him, outside the camp, bearing His reproach. 14 For here we have no continuing city, but we seek the one to come. 15 Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name. 16 But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
Someone asked journalist Lee Strobel what he wants to do in heaven. He said, “I want to fall at the feet of Jesus for rescuing me from this lifetime of purposelessness and sin and depravity and showering me with this undeserved grace. That’s the first thing I want to do. Second thing I want to do is track down Luke, the author of the Gospel of Luke and the book of Acts, because he was kind of a first century investigative reporter. Yeah, that’s what I want to do when I get to Heaven.”1
What do you want to do when you get to heaven? Whom do you want to meet? What projects would you like to tackle? What landscapes would you like to view on the new earth?
We should eagerly await our Savior’s return and our eternal life in heaven. Our mindset should be focused on our future with Jesus. One way to help us stay focused is by visualizing as best we can the biblical truths about the return of Christ and the beauty of heaven. Ask God to give you rich and biblical thoughts about what’s just ahead for the children of God!
What a sweetness to feel homesick for Heaven! Joni Eareckson Tada
