His House…Is that in Heaven? Is the Holy Spirit in
this, too? Lots of questions come to mind when we think of heaven and living
forever. How long is forever anyway? Strong’s Bible lexicon translates this “house”
from the Hebrew word bayith, to mean house, household, home or even temple
among other words. Imagine living the rest of forever in the temple of the Lord—His
house. Jesus gave us a verse—with a glimpse into heaven. It is often used in
funeral or memorial services since it is very comforting to those who have lost
a loved one. In My Father's house are
many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to
prepare a place for you. John 14:2.
In the Jewish marriage custom, when a couple became engaged, the bridegroom would
add a room onto his father’s home. Their marriage would not happen until the
father said that the dwelling place was ready for the new couple. It couldn’t
just be thrown together. It had to be well constructed and approved by the
father. He was like the building inspector—no shabby construction project on
his family home. When everything was in order the father would send for the bride
from her father’s home and invite the wedding guests to come celebrate. When
they arrived at the bridegroom’s home, a weeklong marriage party would begin. A
feast with the groom and bride. Christians are the “bride” of Christ. The
beginning of forever will be that day when we celebrate with the Lord at a His
wedding banquet. It will be an exciting day when the Father says, “Come. The
home is ready.” Shall we meet in the air or there at the Banquet with the King?
Prayer
~ Father God, like all Your people since the resurrection of Your Son, Jesus,
we are waiting as patiently to hear Your call, “Come.” We understand that You
tarry so that no one would be lost. We are eager for Jesus Christ’s return-but
we too want Heaven to be as full as possible. Holy Spirit—guide us that we
would be willing workers with the right words to say to encourage others as You
bring them to salvation.
The
LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths
of righteousness for His name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of
the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your
staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my
lovingkindness enemies; You have anointed my head with oil; My cup overflows.
Surely goodness and will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in
the house of the LORD forever. Psalm 23:1-6.
Have you ever looked for the Holy Spirit in
Psalm 23? Is He there? Decide for yourself.
© 2015 by Mickey
M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.
All
scripture quoted from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) unless otherwise
noted.
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