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Where Are You From?

“Where are you from?”

Sometimes it’s just a conversational question and sometimes it’s asked with genuine interest.  If you ask me where I’m from, I’m not sure how to answer since I’ve lived in lots of places.

I’ve lived in towns near some areas with incredible natural beauty:

 

Ø  Federal Way, Washington (a short drive to Mount Rainier National Park)

Ø  Flagstaff, Arizona (a short drive to the Grand Canyon)

 

I’ve lived in some metropolitan areas that have everything you could ever need:

 

Ø  Kent, Washington (Seattle area)

Ø  Tempe, Arizona (Phoenix area)

 

I’ve lived in some towns with unique names:

 

Ø  Oroville, California

Ø  Apace Junction, Arizona

Ø  Philomath, Oregon

Ø  Dubuque, Iowa

 

All are nice places to be from.  But there is one city I really want to be from and it’s this one:  “The circumference of the city will be 6 miles.  The name of the city from that day forward will be: ‘The Lord Is There.’”  (Ezekiel 48:35)

Some of the Old Testaments saints like Abraham looked forward to such a city:  “For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God.”  (Heb 11:10)

This city is also found in the book of Revelation:

 

  • “And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.”  (Rev 21:2)

 

  • “And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great, high mountain, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, having the glory of God, its radiance like the most rare jewel, like jasper, clear as crystal.”  (Rev 21:10-11)

 

  • “And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb.” (Rev 21:23)

 

From Alpine, Texas (where I was born) to Dubuque, Iowa (where I live now) and everywhere in between, all are fine towns and cities for me to say that I’m from.  But none compare to the city named The Lord Is There.  That’s the place to be from!

 

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