I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS

"God looked over all He had made, and He saw that it was very good... then the LORD God planted a garden in Eden in the east, and there he placed the man he had made."  Genesis 1:31, 2:8 (NLT)

"When the cool evening breezes were blowing, the man and his wife heard the LORD God walking about in the garden."  Genesis 3:8 (NLT)

"The LORD God banished them from the Garden of Eden."  Genesis 3:23 (NLT)

"Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means ‘God is with us’)."  Isaiah 7:14 (NLT)

"All who love me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and we will come and make our home with each of them."  John 14:23 (NLT)

"Don't let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me."  John 14:1 (NLT)

THE STORY OF CHRISTMAS IS THE STORY OF GOD ENDING OUR HOMELESSNESS.

"Our Father refreshes us on the journey with some pleasant inns but will not encourage us to mistake them for home."
C.S. Lewis – The Problem of Pain