devotions and reflections

Reading the news lately made me so much homesick. The recent missile test-fires by Iran which include Shahab-3 that was allegedly said could reach Israel really bothers me. I wonder how many million dollars Iran had to spend to create those missiles to target their enemies. And I also wonder how much they allocate for improving the lives of their people.

I know Iran is not the only country doing this. Countries across the globe spend so much on their defense sometimes to the neglect of their people’s most basic needs like food and shelter.

Why do they do this? Protecting their territory. Why do they need to protect their territories? Because of the never-ending dispute over lands. We could go back to the Bible to know where and why it started.

I’m just wondering, can we not all live in peace harmoniously? Forget about territorial boundaries and be contented with what everyone has got. But it is impossible.

This is why I get homesick. I know this world is not getting any better but I am looking forward to that day when this world becomes a paradise again. No more land disputes, no cultural boundaries, no more wars, no more sicknesses, no more sadness. Everything is restored to its perfect state.

I’m homesick for heaven, seems I cannot wait
Yearning to enter Zion’s pearly gate
Never a heartache, never a tear
I long for my home over there.

Even so, Lord Jesus, come. Revelations 22:20