A Jumping House with a Running Yard

In my Father’s house are many rooms: if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. John 14:2 (NIV)

Recently, my oldest son and his family moved from a cramped upstairs apartment into a spacious renovated house. My son told his young children that they had found a “jumping house” with a “running yard” because they had been restricted from jumping and running in their old apartment. The day they received the keys to their new home, my son opened the front door, and they all had a “jumping party.”

My son and daughter-in-law had worked hard to save money for the down-payment, and searched for several months before they found the house which they believed God had for their family. They prayed as they left the apartment behind and again as they moved into their new home.

When we pray to receive Jesus as our Savior, the Holy Spirit comes to dwell within us. We become new creatures in Christ putting away our old self and surrendering to the Spirit of God. Our new desire to please the Lord replaces our old cravings to pursue selfish pleasures.

Just as my son and his family made special preparations for their move into a new home, God prepares a place for us to live in heaven.

As children of God, we have found our “jumping house” with a “running yard.” We have a home in Christ and He in us.

Dear Father: Thank You for sending Jesus to be our Savior. Thank You for the assurance that Jesus is preparing a place for us to be with You forever. In Jesus Name, Amen.

© 2009 Diane E. Hussey