5 House of God

Genesis 28 :
10. So Jacob left Beer-sheba and journeyed toward Haran.
11. That night, when he stopped to camp at sundown, he found a rock for a headrest and lay down to sleep,
12. and dreamed that a staircase reached from earth to heaven, and he saw the angels of God going up and down upon it.
13. At the top of the stairs stood the Lord. "I am Jehovah," he said, "the God of Abraham, and of your father Isaac. The ground you are lying on is yours! I will give it to you and to your descendants. .....
16. Then Jacob woke up. "God lives here!" he exclaimed in terror. "I've stumbled into his home! This is the awesome entrance to heaven!"
18. The next morning he got up very early and set his stone headrest upright as a memorial pillar, and poured olive oil over it.
19. He named the place Bethel ("House of God"), though the previous name of the nearest village was Luz.
LB

Jacob consecrated the place where he met God in this unforgettable way by giving the area a new name: Bethel, meaning "House of God".
The place had previously been called Luz, which means almond tree.
Whenever God enters the place of our lives everything takes on a new significance.

There is nothing very significant in an almond tree. But after God graced the place of the almond tree with His presence then the town of the almond tree becomes the place where God's house is found.

It is this way with our lives. We may be as insignificant as an almond tree and then God reveals His love and purpose to us and our lives become the place where He takes up residence, a "House of God".

The Lord Jesus puts it this way:
"Look! I have been standing at the door and I am constantly knocking. If anyone hears me calling him and opens the door, I will come in and fellowship with him and he with me."
(Revelation 3 : 20 LB)

When we answer the call of the Lord Jesus by inviting Him in, His presence makes our lives a "House of God". When we open our lives to the Lord Jesus, THAT'S FAITH!

Let us make sure that our lifestyle honours the new Lord of our lives and that He can truly feel at home in us.

Prayer:
Father, thank You for making my life holy by the presence of the Lord Jesus in me.
Help me to live today and every day in a way that honours You, because You have honoured me more than I ever expected by making my life a "House of God".
Amen.