John 14:2-3 - "[Jesus said,] 'My Father's house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am."
I'm glad it's easier to get in God's house than it is my own.
Last night I got home after Caden, my 15 year old son, had gone to bed. As it was, I arrived home without a key, a garage door opener, or a phone charger, which is important since my phone was on the "red-your battery's-unable-to-make-calls" signal.
So the challenge was how to get in my house when my son sleeps like a big ol' bear who's in the middle of winter hibernation. I rang the doorbell three thousand times. Seriously! And he didn't wake up. I beat on the door two thousand times. Seriously! And he didn't wake up. I pulled hundreds of seed pods off my crepe myrtle tree-bushes and threw them at his bedroom window. Seriously! And he didn't wake up. I pulled hundreds of seed pods off my lilies and threw them at his bedroom window. Seriously! And he didn't wake up. I threw hundreds of pieces of sidewalk chalk at his window. Seriously! And he didn't wake up. I threw newspapers and other recyclables, some of which are now on the roof of the stoop of my porch, at his window. Seriously! And he didn't wake up.
I spent 45 minutes trying to get into my own house with no success.
Fortunately, God's house is a whole lot easier to get into. There's no ringing, beating, throwing or anything but plain, simple faith required. Yep! That's what Jesus is talking about in today's Bible verses. Put your faith in Jesus, and you're in! Enjoying all the comforts, privileges, and benefits of the house of the Lord.
In the end, I remembered a friend who had a key, and fortunately they weren't yet asleep. But what if they were?
God never sleeps nor slumbers, and he's eager to let you into his house.
So put your faith in Jesus, and know that God and his family and his rest are always waiting for you!
Praise God!
Pastor Chris
"The gospel is the story of Jesus [what God's only Son has done for us that we can't do for ourselves], spoken as a promise." - Robert Jenson
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