The Filthy House
…because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9, ESV
There was a house down the street from us where we saw a lot of people moving things out. We knew that there was an elderly couple and their older son living in the house. Because we were concerned, my husband stopped by to inquire about their family. We learned that the son who lived there had passed away. When his father got really sick he moved his parents in with him and took care of them. His father had already passed away and now it was just his mother left living there. The mother’s daughter and her relatives were getting rid of items in the house because they were going to sell the house.
My husband and I gave our condolences and while we were there, they offered to show us the inside of the house. We later thought about buying the house, but we talked about how much work we would have to do to get it to look the way we wanted it to. We knew it would take lots of work to get the house ready for us to live in.
Later that evening I was just thinking about all the things we would have to do and I remember telling my husband that I would not even want to live in there until we got the basic work done. Instantly, the Holy Spirit gave me this vision: I accepted Jesus Christ as my personal savior and he came in and sat in my filthy temple. My temple was so filthy that I wouldn’t even have wanted to sit in there. It smelled so bad. He showed me how when I accepted him, Satan left the residence, but all of his trash was left behind! The walls had to be scrubbed, the foundation had to be ripped up and relayed, pipes had to be replaced, nothing in my temple could stay.
He then began to show me that all those difficult hard times amounted to “cleaning”out my temple and replacing things so that I reflected him. He said just like you wanted to clean that house, I had to do the same thing with you, but your filth did not stop me from coming in because I knew the return on my investment would be outstanding! Hallelujah!
Every step in our life has purpose and it brings a mighty high return on Jesus’ investment!
Affirmations: Matthew 10:20; Luke 24:32; Ephesians 6:19, Isaiah 55:11
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