Reference

2 Corinthians 5:11-21

Last week, we learned from 2 Corinthians 5 that we ought to see our earthly life as a "camping trip." Just as we wouldn't fashion a tent with the comforts of a permanent home, we shouldn't expect to be totally comfortable and secure in this world, when as Christians, our true home is in Heaven. This week, we answer the question, "If God's whole purpose for creating us was to live with him in our eternal dwelling, why does He leave us here on the Earth to be separated from him and groaning?" We learn the answer: that God wants others to be with Him as well, and He deploys us as "ambassadors."