I’ve recently moved into a seasonal rental right on the ocean and have been doing quite a bit of work to make this little beach cottage my own. Rearranging furniture,sewing new curtains, decorating with my own style, finding rugs I like, new couch pillows, bedding to match, etc. has been filling the bulk of my spare time. I want my home to be a place where people will feel welcome and comfortable upon entering. I’m finding it is a lot of work to prepare such a place! But knowing the purpose behind the work makes it totally worth it.
All of this house remodeling I’ve been doing got me thinking about the passage from John 14:1-3 where Jesus says to his disciples, “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. 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.” (italics mine) I started pondering this in light of my recent undertakings. What does it mean that Jesus is preparing a place for me in His Father’s house? It seems to me that He is preparing a place where my heart can be at rest in the heart of the Father, where I will enter and immediately know that this is where I belong, that I am home. So often I allow my heart to become troubled by the things of this world, by the daily obstacles that come my way, by unfulfilled desires and unanswered questions. I find great comfort and hope in knowing that Jesus has promised to prepare a place where my heart will rest in being home.
Sarah Houde
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