Dinner: Only Visiting this Planet

Prayer Request for Adam

Adam is still suffering from Meningitis. Let's all pray that God would rid Adam's body of this serious inflamation.

Philippians 3:17-21

17Join with others in following my example, brothers, and take note of those who live according to the pattern we gave you. 18For, as I have often told you before and now say again even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. 19Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Their mind is on earthly things. 20But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, 21who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.

Back in 1972, Larry Norman released an album entitled Only Visiting this Planet. All these years later, I cannot name, nor think of a song on it. It is the album's title that stuck with me. Who knows for sure, but Norman's inspiration may have been Verse 20. As a citizen of heaven, I should be eagerly awaiting to go there. Some days this is true, others not so much.

Since I thought of Norman's album when I read these verses from Phillipians, I went and found the lyrics to one of the songs on it.

some say He was an outlaw that He roamed across the land
with a band of unschooled ruffians and a few old fishermen
no one knew just where He came from or exactly what He'd done
but they said it must be something bad that kept Him on the run

some day He was a poet that He'd stand upon the hill
and His voice could calm an angry crowd or make the waves stand still
that He spoke in many parables that few could understand
but the people sat for hours just to listen to that man

some say He was a sorceror a man of mystery
He could walk upon the water He could make a blind man see
that He conjured wine at weddings and did tricks with fish and bread
that He talked of being born again and raised people from the dead

some say a politician who spoke of being free
He was followed by the masses on the shores of galilee
He spoke out against corruption and He bowed to no decree
and they feared His strength and power so they nailed Him to a tree

some say He was the Son of God a man above all men
but He came to be a servant and to set us free from sin
and that's who i believe He was 'cause that's who i believe
and i think we should get ready 'cause it's time for us to leave

Are you ready to leave?