Father, may I be motivated to have a healthy level of dissatisfaction with our relationship – not You toward me (that is perfect!), but me toward You (that is where the imperfection lies…) I want to be ever drawing nearer to Your side. I know You are with me – always – but far too often I am not aware…I am distracted, focusing on things of far less importance. Amen.

Hebrews 3:3-6 (<<click here to read the passage)

God built the house
…..…every house has a builder, but the one who built everything is God. v4

Christ is in charge of the house
…..…Christ, as the Son, is in charge of God’s entire house. v6a

We are the house
…..…we are God’s house…if we keep our courage and remain confident in our hope in Christ. v6b NLT

One thing our modern mindset has taken from us is the concept that we are beings of purpose and value. Eliminating God entirely from the equation puts us right where we find ourselves – lost and directionless. Even though it is a lie, many believe that we are all just ‘things” of happenstance just like every other “thing” that has ever existed. But, Lord, we know this is not the case and those who believe otherwise are delusional.

We are who we are because God made us. We are the kind of “house” we are, not by chance but by design. We are not cookie-cutter houses, even though there are literally billions of us, but we are purposely, uniquely created by Him – how wonderfully glorious is that!

And whether we like it or not, Christ is in charge of the house. He doesn’t make us obey – obviously many do not. We do what we want, making our own additions to the house. But miraculously, He can take the messes we have made in our lives and help us clean them up. Many of our “additions” will continue to impact us but Christ can even turn those things around, making them beautiful.

We do have a purpose and we are of great value! Lord, help us to accept Your lordship over our houses. Give us a holy makeover in You.

(Feb 26th, 2016, Fri, 7:32 am)
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