Daily Office Readings for Monday of the 2nd Week of Easter: Year 2
Morning, Psalms 1, 2, 3; Evening, Psalms 4 and 7;
Exodus 14:21-31; 1 Pet. 1:1-12; John 14:1-17:
“In my Father’s house there are many dwelling-places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be also” (John 14:2 – 3)
There are few things that can compare with a well thought-out plan. One of the lessons I am still learning is to have a place for things before I get them. It is really upsetting to order and have delivered a new gym apparatus and no where to put it in an already crowded garage. I’ve gotten to the point that when I am asked to move something for someone, I ask where do you want me to move it to? If there is something already occupying that space, then the question becomes, where does that item then go? and on and on.
For our eternal home, this work has already been done by our Lord Jesus. Jesus says he has gone to prepare a place for us. This preparing that Jesus speaks of may even be “create” a space for us. The good news is that there is a space, a dwelling for us. You have heard that there should be a place for everything, and everything in its place, right? We are co-creating a space in our eternal home right now as we go about believing in and following Jesus.
In what I call my “man-cave” upstairs are many photos, plaques, and memorabilia I have collected over the years. It’s not much, it’s just me. Jesus is decorating a room for me with the good works I have done, and hopefully, will do as I await his call to my eternal home. How about you my friend? What personal souvenirs or memorabilia is our Lord Jesus preparing your space with? The good news is, if you are reading this you still have time to forward some good works, or fruits of the spirit, forward to our Lord Jesus as he prepares your space. For as he says, “If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be also.” Let me be clear, this is not “works righteousness,” but rather, “living the dream.”
Our continued support of Ukraine is but a piece of the décor that our Lord will use to ornate our dwelling place with. The good we do now goes with us as a keepsake in the next life. While there may not be a lot we can do, praying for Ukraine is the first step. We just need to ask God to help them and then be prepared for what the Spirit might say to us as a copartner in the help process.
As we listen to what the Spirit is saying to us, let us live to love, to serve, and to teach, while pondering anew what the Almighty can do. John
onewhoponders 