The Return

What's Wrong with Living in a Nice House?
 
"These people say, 'The time has not yet come for the LORD's house to be built.' Then the word of the LORD came through the prophet Haggai: 'Is it a time for you yourselves to be living in your paneled houses, while this house remains a ruin?'" Haggai 1:2-4

The Principle of First Things

C. S. Lewis wrote, “If we put first things first, we get the second things thrown in; but if we put second things first, we lose both the first and second things.”

Is Haggai still speaking today, even to us in the middle class paneled houses of southern Chester County? No, CLC is not in ruins, but what is the state of God’s New Testament house, the temple of the Holy Spirit which the body each of us inhabits? 

Kathy and I have a nice house, nicer than anything I ever thought I would live in, nicer than I deserve. Yes, I wonder if we should be living this well. But the bigger issue is the degree to which my resources, including my house, are dedicated to the service and honor of the Lord.

PRAYER

“Father, forgive me for treating my home as if it is for me only. It’s a gift from you, belongs to you, belongs to your purposes. Help me value it and make use of it for your purposes. Amen”