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YOUR HOLY HOME
We’ve been talking about holy marriage and holy mothering. Did you know that God wants your home to be holy too? Wow, that’s a huge undertaking, isn’t it? Especially when our homes are filled with sinners. We are sinners and our children are sinners. Even though we are sinners saved by grace, we are still prone to sin. But as we invite God to come and dwell in our live and our homes, He woos us to holiness.Hebrews 9:1 tells us: “Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary.” That’s King James language, not always easy to understand if you are not used to it.
Let’s read it in the J. B. Phillips’ translation: “. . . and it had a sanctuary, a holy place in this world for the eternal God.” Don’t you love those words? Let’s read them again: “A HOLY PLACE IN THIS WORLD FOR THE ETERNAL GOD.”
Back in those days, God dwelt in the midst of His people, Israel. God dwelt in His Shekinah glory in the Holy of Holies in the tabernacle, and later the temple. Today, God does not live in a temple in Jerusalem, but He still wants a dwelling place on earth. He now comes to dwell in our hearts, and He also wants to dwell in our homes (1 Corinthians 6:19, 20 and 2 Corinthians 6:16).
The eternal God desires your home to be a holy place for Him on this earth. Can you seek to make your home a holy place for Him?
God wants every material thing in our homes to be anointed with His presence. Even our pots and pans (Zechariah 14:20, 21).
But there’s more. God not only wants our homes to be holy, but all the area around our homes. Talking about Ezekiel’s temple in Ezekiel 43:12 it says: “This is the law of the house; Upon the top of the mountain THE WHOLE LIMIT THEREOF ROUND ABOUT SHALL BE MOST HOLY. Behold, this is the law of the house.” You may only have a little backyard, or you may own many acres. Whatever God has given to you, He wants it all to be holy.
We not only guard what goes on in our homes but what goes on around our homes. Who hangs out with our children? What is happening on the inside? What is happening on the outside?
Fill your home with everything that promotes holiness and cast out every evil thing.
Holiness begins with you, dear wife and mother. You are the heart of the home, and it is your responsibility to make it holy. Make it your vision to make a holy place for God in the midst of this sinful world.
Hebrews 12:14: “Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord.”
May you have a beautiful day in your home,
Nancy Campbell
