PROMISE #103 - APRIL 13
Promise #103:
I have made you a member of My own household.
Ephesians 2:19 (WEB)
So then you are no longer strangers and foreigners,
but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God,
When I enter a house I've never been to before, it takes me a while to adjust to the new surroundings. I'm generally very careful not to knock anything over and to avoid doing anything that might offend the homeowner.
However, when I walk into my house, where our family has lived for many years, I feel very comfortable in my surroundings. My wife and I travel quite a bit, and there’s no feeling like entering the front door of our home after a lengthy trip and seeing familiar surroundings. The first thing I do is take off my shoes and relax!
In today's promise, we read that we are no longer strangers and foreigners but fellow citizens with God's people and members of His own household. Not only do we have full access to God's house, but it is also our house! It is a safe place where He wants us to be comfortable and relaxed. It is a place where we can feel like we truly belong!
My prayer today is that each of us knows there is a special place in our Father's house (heart) for us. We are not strangers looking through a window on the outside; we are joint heirs with Jesus, having full run of God's house.
Remember the words that Jesus spoke to us in John 14:1-3...
1 “Don’t let your heart be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in me. 2 In my Father’s house are many homes. If it weren’t so, I would have told you. I am going to prepare a place for you. 3 If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and will receive you to myself; that where I am, you may be there also. (WEB)
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Responsive Prayer:
Father, thank you for welcoming me as a full-fledged member of your home. I am grateful that I am not just a visitor, but a cherished child of yours with all the rights and privileges of being one of your heirs. Help me to become more comfortable with this very thought, so that I may be filled with hope as I look forward to a life without end in your loving presence.
In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen.
I have made you a member of My own household.
Ephesians 2:19 (WEB)
So then you are no longer strangers and foreigners,
but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God,
When I enter a house I've never been to before, it takes me a while to adjust to the new surroundings. I'm generally very careful not to knock anything over and to avoid doing anything that might offend the homeowner.
However, when I walk into my house, where our family has lived for many years, I feel very comfortable in my surroundings. My wife and I travel quite a bit, and there’s no feeling like entering the front door of our home after a lengthy trip and seeing familiar surroundings. The first thing I do is take off my shoes and relax!
In today's promise, we read that we are no longer strangers and foreigners but fellow citizens with God's people and members of His own household. Not only do we have full access to God's house, but it is also our house! It is a safe place where He wants us to be comfortable and relaxed. It is a place where we can feel like we truly belong!
My prayer today is that each of us knows there is a special place in our Father's house (heart) for us. We are not strangers looking through a window on the outside; we are joint heirs with Jesus, having full run of God's house.
Remember the words that Jesus spoke to us in John 14:1-3...
1 “Don’t let your heart be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in me. 2 In my Father’s house are many homes. If it weren’t so, I would have told you. I am going to prepare a place for you. 3 If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and will receive you to myself; that where I am, you may be there also. (WEB)
***
Responsive Prayer:
Father, thank you for welcoming me as a full-fledged member of your home. I am grateful that I am not just a visitor, but a cherished child of yours with all the rights and privileges of being one of your heirs. Help me to become more comfortable with this very thought, so that I may be filled with hope as I look forward to a life without end in your loving presence.
In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen.