TREASURES
IN THE HOUSE
Several
years ago I listened to a woman on YouTube who was speaking about the second
coming of the Jesus Christ. We are told several places in the Bible that no man
knows when that day will be. Then other day I listened to a rendition of the
great hymn, “How Great Thou Art,” the verse that goes: “When Christ shall come
with shout of exclamation, and take us home, what joy shall fill our hearts.” It
hit an emotional place in me and I once again realized it is really going to
happen! “For the Lord himself shall
descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the
trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which
are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to
meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord” (1 Thess.
4:16-17).
The woman’s teaching
struck a note with me and I had this thought: If Jesus came tomorrow there
would be turmoil and anyone who was not a believer when He came, would still be
here. Even some people that we know, could be left behind: neighbors, friends,
family members, co-workers, store owners. Most of them would know that we were
Christians, so with the chaos, they could end up at our house, looking for some
answers, some clues on how to get where we are. Since we don’t take anything
with us when Jesus comes for us, all our stuff would still be where we left it.
Would there be blankets?
Water? Food? But my big question is: What would people find in my house that
would be spiritual food to help them to turn to Jesus and receive everlasting
life in heaven?
What’s in your apartment,
house, dwelling? If Jesus came tomorrow, would there be a Bible? Some good
teaching on your computer? Books that would help people to find the truth about
Jesus Christ?
Or would there be lots of
extraneous things that wouldn’t really be that helpful to someone who wanted to
know Jesus?
Proverbs 15:6 says: “In the house of the righteous is much treasure,” and 1
Corinthians 1:30 says that we are the righteous. So what kinds of things in
your house do you and Jesus consider real treasures?
I
remember several years back I looked around my house at the pictures I had on
my walls. I had Jesus in my heart, but I didn’t have much on my walls that
indicated my love for Him. So I changed that and I continue to make changes to
my physical environment to reinforce my spiritual temperament.
Just this week, I was home
with the flu, and today I finally had enough energy to move around and do some
things. I took a critical look at my two bookshelves of Christian books and I
started pulling out the books I knew I’d never read—they weren’t treasures to
me. I pulled out books authored by pastors I no longer trust, unless I felt the
information was more valid than the personality or the downward path the pastor
may have taken since the book was written. It was a great purging—making room
for new books, new treasures that both the Lord and I would be proud of; and
fresh Biblical teachings to compliment the old ones.
It was also good to see
the old books, ancient Biblical treasures, even from grammar school and high
school—like old friends who’ve passed the test of time all these years. As they’ve
watched me grow, they are still a wonderful part of my present self.
I look forward to seeing
my environment change from glory to glory as I’m open and willing to include
more Godly treasures into my home. I hope you will take the time, as well, to
do some inventory checks in your own home. Let’s get some things up around us
that bless and inspire us in the ways of our Lord.
Love,
Carolyn
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