2 December
Scripture Reading
Read 1 Kings 8:22-27 and reflect on the passage.
Young King Solomon stands before his people and
gives his stunning new building to the Lord. Though the new
temple is magnificent, Solomon admits it is unfit as God’s home because even
all heaven and earth cannot contain its Maker. How much more incredible, then,
to ponder that God Himself in human flesh has come among us! In fact, today He
wants His spirit to live long-term inside our floundering hearts. C. S. Lewis
pictured us in this indwelling experience as living houses that God wants to
rebuild. At first, God does basic repairs that we knew we needed. But, when he
starts huge remodeling changes, we wonder what’s up.
“The explanation is that He is building quite a different
house from the one you thought of—throwing out a new wing here, putting on an
extra floor there, running up towers, making courtyards. You thought you were
being made into a decent little cottage: but He is building a palace. He
intends to come and live in it Himself.”
—C. S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
Questions
1.
What basic repair does God want to make in your
“living house” today?
2.
Where does God want long-term rebuilding in you,
His palace?
Prayer
Lord, Life-builder, come in. No more spot cleaning nor
superficial patch jobs. Knock down walls. Build what You need. Make my life
Your home. Amen.
—Pam Mann
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