Call It "Home"

Come and dream with me. Come and speculate about our future as children of God. Let us expand our consciousness about the goodness of God and His total creation.

God’s work in bringing forth His Family is possibly not limited to one tiny planet in one small solar system in one corner of one galaxy. The God who created us may have countless billions of worlds filled with immortal beings. He may have countless others on which He and His agents are still at work, and countless others in the beginning stages of creation. God’s colossal plan for Family may far exceed our imagination.

The Bible tells us that immortal beings radiate light. Stars also radiate light, and the Bible reveals that “they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars forever and ever” (Dan. 12:3).

Our earth is now a dark planet; it depends on the sun for its light. But when God’s work here is complete, the earth will no longer need the light of the sun. Why? Because “the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory” (Isa. 60:19). So bright will be the radiance that the prediction is for the end of night: “There shall be no night there” (Rev. 22:5).

Does it not seem possible that such is the pattern throughout God’s vast creation, that the presence of immortal beings is one reason why stars radiate light? By the definition to which we are accustomed, light is a release of energy as a result of a change from one state to another. But can we say that all light comes from such a process? Are we competent to say that such is the only source of light?

The angels who appeared in Bible times were luminous beings, with natural bright­ness greater than human eyes could look upon. They also had the ability to diminish that brightness, so that they looked like ordinary “men” (Judges 6:11, 21-22).

Jesus Himself said that “the righteous shall shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father” (Matt. 13:43).

In the book of Revelation we read of the eternal city. (also a figurative repre­sentation of the glorified saints - see Rev. 21:1-10), that “the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. . . And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God gives them light” (Rev. 21:23; 22:5).

When our earth is filled with glorified beings, each one a light in himself, this dark planet will be no longer dark but will shine as the other worlds in God’s finished creation.

How many other dark planets throughout the galaxies are possibly in a similar stage of development?

As we look into the wonders of the heavens, we ask: Why are we, mere mortals, being permitted to peer so far into the heavens? Why is God permitting us such a deep-field view into His creation? - or is it still only the surface that we are permitted to see? Perhaps the portion we are seeing is only a very small portion of the whole.

What is God doing? Perhaps God is counteracting the drugging effects of the daily earthly drudgery of our faithless and indifferent generation. Perhaps God is providing a means for us to look above the mire and materialism of our world, above its sensuality and scheming, and see the destiny He has planned for our world.

Perhaps God is trying to boost our faith, our confidence, our zeal for His cause, by giving us a tiny, breathtaking glimpse of His handiwork. Perhaps He is saying: “See what I can do - and believe. When you are My true children, I will make you also Saviors of worlds!”

To those who accept God’s call to His Family, the door will be open to explore the vast reaches of creation... Interstellar space travel is a part of God’ s realm. Eternity will be none too long to survey the length and breadth of it. And as we look at the universe visible to the Hubble telescope, doesn’t that most precious of all promises become even more meaningful: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined [but we all try to give that imagination a shot at it] what God has prepared for those who love Him” (1 Cor. 2:9). Perhaps we can even have a hand in forming and filling other planets with happy, blessed inhabitants.

Speculation? Yes. But ponder it anyway.
What looks like the starry sky to us now,
WE WILL SOMEDAY CALL “HOME”.

Stars of heaven, orbs of beauty,
Far-flung worlds of dazzling light –
We look up, amazed, and wonder
Where can come such matchless might?

Yet we know in some far region
Live those shining heirs of light,
Beings blessed, for whom bright glory
Long has banished shades of night;

Beings who, like us, once struggled,
And were victors in the fight;
Who put down each form of evil
And exalted all that’s right.

Now they’re part of God’s own Family,
‘Mid the shining stars above;
Crowned with grand, immortal splendor,
Fadeless honor, deathless love.

Now their realm shines forth in beauty,
Among starry orbs that roam;
We look up and call it “heaven”,
They look ‘round and call it “home”.

When someday a new-flung planet
Bears the likeness of our race,
People there will look above them
To a world God’s children grace...

To our Earth, then part of heaven,
Shining like the stars of old,
Filled with happy, blessed immortals
Through God’s mercies manifold;

And those mortals, filled with wonder,
Will be awe-struck by “that star”
From which we will come to guide them,
Heavenly beings from afar.

As they ponder, we will listen
While they’re feelings freely come –
They’ll look up and call it “heaven”...
WE’LL LOOK ‘ROUND AND CALL IT “HOME”!

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