Years ago, a young boy was riding on a train through the desert of Arizona on a very hot, dry day. The air was dry and all around him passengers were uncomfortable. As the train continued on, there was little to see besides the same old sagebrush. A kind lady sitting beside the boy asked him if he was tired from the long ride. “A little I guess,” he said, “but I don’t mind at all, because when I get to Los Angeles, my father is going to meet me.”
Often we get discouraged on our earthly journey to heaven. We struggle with things such as temptation, sickness, grief and even death. While the road is hard and the journey is difficult, we must remember that when we all get to heaven, the reward will be more than the price paid, because our Father will be there to meet us.
“These [the patriarchs] all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off were assured of them, embraced them and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. For those who say such things declare plainly that they seek a homeland. And truly if they had called to mind that country from which they had come out, they would have had opportunity to return. But now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly country. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.” (Hebrews 11:13-16)
