I want to publicly congratulate my brother Dan and his wife Cindy on their 25th wedding anniversary.
I go to prepare a place for you … — John 14:2
Jesus tells us that He is preparing a place for us. But I would like to suggest that He is also preparing a place for Himself.
Most of us would like a bigger house. We sure would. It seems like our house can barely contain our family of six, our school, work and ministry.
We may imagine heaven as the bigger, fancier house that we want. And we may be right in part. But let me suggest another possibility.
Heaven is a bigger house for God.
Where does God live? He lives inside you. As Pastor Cho said, "His address is your address."
God desires to fill us with His Spirit. We usually think of this from our point of view. We ask questions like: What will that look like? Or, How do we know that we are filled with God’s Spirit?
But think of it, for a moment, from God’s point of view. How do we get a great big God inside a little tiny person? Doesn’t it get cramped in there? Does He have any room at all to move around?
God needs room. So He fills our lives with experiences – many of them designed to give Him more room. Yesterday, I spoke of the line in our hearts. Why is God so intent on moving that line? Could it be that He wants more room – more room for Him to enjoy you, and more room for you to enjoy Him?
Be encouraged!
Dwight
Dwight Clough is the author of four Christian books and is an active member of Lake City Church in Madison. This devotional is also available via email and you may review the archives back to 2002. To contact Dwight or Kim, use their contact form. You may also support their ministry.