Your Dream House – Part 1

Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. 2 Corinthians 5:1

Few things in life compare to the excitement of moving into your dream house. But if you’re a redeemed child of God, here’s the score: no matter how beautiful your dream house on earth may be, it’s nothing compared to the one you will have in eter¬nity. That’s why Jesus said, ‘In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you’ (John 14:2). When it comes to the house we want to live in, certain questions arise. First, what’s the price? Answer: more than you could ever afford! In order to redeem you and take you to heaven, God gave ‘his only begotten Son’ (John 3:16). Nobody in heaven will ever say, ‘Look what Jesus and I accomplished.’ That would make you a co-redeemer with Christ. It would be an insult to the cross. You’d be guilty of a level of pride that would make it impossible for you to live there. Hymnist Horatius Bonar wrote, ‘Upon a life I have not lived, upon a death I did not die; another’s life; another’s death, I stake my whole eternity.’ The Bible speaks of ‘laboring’ and ‘working’ for God, but don’t get it mixed up. You don’t work to be saved; you work because you are saved. You don’t labor for your redemption; you labor for your reward. That’s so ‘God can point to us in all future ages as examples of the incredible wealth of his grace and kindness towards us’ (Ephesians 2:7).

Prayer
Heavenly Father, help me keep my eyes focused on, by Your grace, the place You have prepared for me. In Jesus’ Name, Amen