Thursday, January 6, 2011

His Dwelling Place...Clean or Dirty?

With a household containing six members, I spend a lot of time and energy picking up clothes, cleaning dishes, changing beds, wiping counters. The old saying of a women's job is never done definitely rings true in my household. How about yours?
In my studies I came upon this verse,Exodus 15:2- "The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation; he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation......", Habitation means a place to live in. The verse is saying I will prepare him a place to live in. Right there this got me. There are days in my life and yours as well I am sure, where we spend time preparing a place to live in for our families, but spend little time preparing our hearts to be lived in by the most high.
If we are saved, our hearts are His dwelling place. Is He comfortable there? How much clutter is in the way of His plan? Nothing is more frustrating to me then trying to make dinner when dirty dishes occupy most of the counter space. I am sure He feels the same way when our hearts become cluttered with sin or misplaced priorities. Do you need to do a little spring cleaning to make room for the most important guest of all?Ezra 7:10-"For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgements."