Nobody's Home

I'm re-posting this from my archives today and sharing with Roses of Inspiration.

A couple of weeks ago, as I was out for a drive in the country, I noticed this empty house. There was just something about it that grabbed my attention the moment I saw it. There wasn't any place to pull off and the road didn't have much traffic. I made sure no one was coming behind me, stopped in my lane of the road, snapped a couple of pictures and went on my way.

After I returned home, I uploaded my photos on to my laptop like I always do and started to edit them. When I got to this one, I immediately began wondering why this lovely house was sitting empty...one quick glance will tell you that nobody lived there and evidently hadn't for quite some time.

As I sat there, it dawned on me...when a home becomes empty, it's just a house. And then I got to thinking, isn't that kind of like what our lives are like before we give our hearts to Christ? Or maybe we accepted Him once and due to a situation or circumstances lost our faith and rejected Him. It's sad to say that there are many people who are alive physically—they walk, talk, breathe, speak, eat—but they seem dead inside. Do you know anyone like that? Most of us have encountered them at one time or another...sometimes daily. It might be that clerk who checked you out at the grocery store or the the young man who handed your food to you at the drive-thru window at McDonald's. It could be a friend or a co-worker you have known for many years. It might even be a member of your church that you see every week. What about a beloved family member? They may feel so hopeless—like they are just existing—with no joy to be found in them. It's like the empty house...it seems nobody's home.

Then one day, praise be to God, through divine intervention, Jesus passed by and He was invited in! My, how things have changed...and nothing will ever be the same again!

Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. 

Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong.     

Ephesians 3:17

Once we make the decision to put our faith in Christ, He dwells in our hearts...He makes it His home. Keeping this faith alive is something that we need to work on daily—through prayer, spending time in His word and keeping a close relationship with a body of believers. After all, we want Him to move in permanently, don't we?

Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, 

I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me.

 Revelation 3:20 

This is a beautiful song that I first heard years ago at a Women of Faith Conference.

It is also my prayer...everyday.

May you be at home with Jesus this week!

sharing at:

http://bloggerspirit.blogspot.com/2013/09/welcome-to-spiritual-sundays.html
http://www.impartinggrace.com/2013/09/grace-at-home-no-74.html
http://myfreshlybrewedlife.com/2013/09/weekend-brew-joy.html
http://sundayview.blogspot.com/2013/09/inspired-sunday-blog-party-hello-fall.html
http://www.deidrariggs.com/2013/09/21/sunday-69/
http://www.thebeautyinhisgrip.com/2013/09/weekly-blog-link-up-sharing-his-beauty.html
http://www.create-with-joy.com/2013/09/inspire-me-monday-week-90.html
http://jannolson.blogspot.com/2013/09/share-your-cup-74-and-what-will-i-be.html
http://ivyandelephants.blogspot.com/2013/09/ironclad.html
http://www.deeprootsathome.com/encourage-one-another-wednesday-link-up-105/