Company's staying . . . . forever!
Posted on September 29, 2009 by Pastor Tom
We have been preparing to host overnight company. You know the drill. Tidy areas that might not be so important to have tidy when its just the family. Ensure lots of things are in place. Prepare the guest room.
But what might we do different if we had to prepare space for permanent company? I was reading in John 14 this morning. There Jesus says “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him and we will come to him and make our home with him.” In other words, company’s coming and moving in, in the person of God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Now this is both comforting and a little unsettling. It’s comforting because it means Jesus sees all my stuff and still loves me and lives in me. It’s not like I have to clean house in preparation for Sunday and then let things go until the next Sunday. Its unsettling because Jesus is not okay with the clutter/mess/sins remaining. He and the Father and Spirit are in us to bring wholesale transformation. The question is will I let Him into every area of my life or treat him as an unwelcome house guest when He approaches certain doors?
But there’s one more good thing about this permanent house guest. He loves me, wants the best for me and will never leave or forsake me. (I guess that’s three things). So I’ve got company staying for the rest of my life. Then I get to move in to His house!
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