As I look off in the distance I see a rather common
occurance here in Romania and that is a rundown building/house. As I looked at its structure the Lord told me
that many of His people live like this.
They live in this nonfunctioning decrepit state. While they live their lives, they are blinded
to the fact there is more. We have been
taught that we are supposed to suffer for Christ and so feel this is what He
means. This is a lies. WE are Sons and Daughters, Princes and
Princesses and we are called to live in Mansions. I say all this as a metaphor.
Our
decrepit houses represent the sin we continue to live in. We never truly deal with the heart issue and
thus have holes in walls and parts of the roof missing and we call to our
neighbor come for a visit, “it’s warm and cozy”, we have deceived
ourselves. WE have lived in these homes
far too long that we tricked ourselves to be thinking we are living in Mansions
when we are clearly not. God the Father,
the King of Kings calls to our hearts and says “sell me this house, I want it.” And in return He offers a Mansion. This is where He wants us to live, free from
sin. Free from guilt and shame. And its when we live in our Mansions we want
to invite our friends and family and say this is what the Father gave me in return
of me selling my decrepit house. He told
me that He wants to make the same offer to you.
Essentially
this is the heart of the gospel, when are eyes have been opened to the reality
of our lives and we can no longer fix our “homes”, we have 1 of 2 choices. Continue the menial, tedious task of always
trying to patch up the holes OR sell the whole place. God’s desire isn’t for a continual patch work
but rather a complete displacement. He
desires to take the heart of stone and replace it with a heart of flesh, one
that is vibrant, beating and keen on hearing the voice of the Spirit. One that knows its place as a heir to the
Kingdom and fights from that position rather than a slave who is already beaten
into submission. My Question to you,
WILL YOU SELL YOUR HOUSE?
