MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME

John 14:23 AMP Jesus answered, If a person [really] loves Me, he will keep My word [obey My teaching]; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home (abode, special dwelling place) with him.

Make yourself at home! What welcoming, friendly words those are when someone greets us with them at their door. When we hear them we know we’re wanted and loved, know we’re not intruding or being an imposition on anybody. 

Jesus reminds us that He and His Father want to come and be ‘at home’ in our hearts and lives too, and our part is to throw the front door open and say “Come in Lord, and make yourself at home.”😊 

You see we mustn’t forget that our Father God has thrown His home open to us and one day we will go and live with Him at His home, where He has prepared a lovely place for us to live. (John 14:1-4) It’s being specially prepared and designed for us at this moment and when it’s ready He’ll come and pick us up and take us home.

What an awesome thought that is, but in the meantime let’s make sure we’ve made Him feel totally at home at our home, in our lives. May we never ignore Him or make Him feel like He’s not wanted, loved and appreciated, but rather, included in everything, whether it’s the joys or the sorrows. May He be included in our plans and invited to help us in our struggles. May He be the first One we turn to, to discuss our day, and the last One we turn to when we’re closing our eyes at night.

Father God we invite You to make Yourself at home in our hearts and lives and in our homes today. In Jesus name. Amen.

Have a blessed weekend.x😊

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