Whether it is nearby or far away, lavish or humble, we all crave that familiar, familial space called “home.”
Home is where we experience life; we eat, rest, work, and play there like nowhere else. Home is a unique place, set apart from the rest of the world and special in a way that only we can fully appreciate.
Our homes are part of us; whether we pay top dollar on every extraneous architectural detail or simply get by on what we have, the spaces we live in clearly reflect who we are.
And yet, our earthly homes never quite satisfy our deepest longings. They are imperfect and incomplete; there is always more that could be done (or needs to be done) by way of repair or renovation. Our homes are fragile as well:
“Moth and rust destroy, and thieves break in and steal.”
Our homes are temporary and transient:
“Woe to me, that I sojourn in Meshech, that I dwell among the tents of Kedar!”
But worst of all, our homes cannot shield us from our own mortality; though we tear down our barns and build bigger ones, we know not when our lives will be required of us.
How glorious, then, is Jesus’ promise that He is preparing an eternal home for us, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves can never break in and steal?
“In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.”
Lord, help us wisely use our unrighteous wealth, so that when it fails You may receive us into the eternal dwellings You have prepared for all who believe!