“To think his thoughts, to choose his will, to love his loves, to judge with his judgments, and thus to know that he is in us, is to be at home.” – George MacDonald
How’s life at your house? I thought it interesting recently to read about the building of the temple in Jerusalem (2 Chronicles 1-7). It was beautiful, and it became the place where God chose to show himself to those who would worship him there. In Solomon’s dedicatory prayer, he sees it as a house of confession, worship, prayer – and also of celebration, feasting, and music. Fast forward to the New Testament, where Jesus enters the temple, God’s house, and says, “My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations” (from Mark 11:17).
Don’t we want that at our houses, too? A place where God shows himself present to instruct, affirm, correct, and lead. A place where we pray and can worship him in the quietness of the morning. A place where God is honored. Then, too, a place of fun, feasts, and, music.
What about your house? Whether it’s cabin-sized or temple-sized, is it a house of prayer? A house of celebration? A house filled with music and joy? Martin Luther said it this way: “The whole world could abound with the services to the Lord . . . – not only in churches but also in the home, kitchen, workshop, field.”
Let’s make our homes places where God is recognized, honored, and worshipped. It can change everything.
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. – Colossians 3:16-17
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Absolutely wonderful message. I am going to print copies and pass it out tomorrow at the ladies Bible study.
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Thanks, Ruth. At least the ladies will know I am with them in spirit!
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What a wonderful series of thoughts to ponder on worshipping God not just in a church building but in our homes and in other places through out the week, Certainly this is the Shema of Israel: “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise” (Deuteronomy 6:4-7). Thanks for this inspiring article.
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Good morning. This devotion spoke to something that I have been contemplating. Thank you. And thanks to Eilene for sharing your devotion on Facebook. Very timely for me, I love how God works in our lives.
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Great to hear from you, Barb. I, too, love how God works in our lives!
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The Shema is a perfect example of God’s desire that we relate to Him everywhere. We, in fact, have this passage posted (in Hebrew) on the wall of our kitchen. We can’t read the Hebrew, but it is still a reminder!
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The first line of the Shema is the only Hebrew I can receipt from memory. Weak in Hebrew much stronger in Greek. Loved this article.
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