A Big Ol' House - 3/6/06

2 Timothy 2:20-21, "In a large house, there are not only things made of gold and silver, but also things made of wood and clay. Some things are used for special purposes, and others are made for ordinary jobs. All who make themselves clean from evil will be used for special purposes. They will be made holy, useful to the Master, ready to do any good work."

God's house is big. There, you will find all kinds of things - and people. Some may hesitate coming into God's presence, God's service, or God's love because they don't feel like they have anything to offer the One who created it all. But he loves us so much! He doesn't want that mistaken idea to stop us. Like the lyrics to the song "More" by Matthew West, "I love you more than the sun / and the stars that I taught how to shine / you are mine and you shine for me too / I love you yesterday / and today / and tomorrow / I'll say again and again / I love you more."

The scripture above clearly states that God will make anything - anybody - holy, useful to do any good work through His love for us. All we have to do is "...run away from the evil young people like to do. Try hard to live right and to have faith, love, and peace, together with those who trust in the Lord from pure hearts" 2 Timothy 2:22.

Then, we can be a useful member of God's household regardless of what we're made of. Part of a household we really cannot fathom. He'll use whatever we bring to Him, gold, silver, wood, or clay. We'll offer ourselves wholly to his service.

And He wants all of us to be with Him in his house at his banquet table. Like the parable of the banquet table, where after some guests arrived, and there was still plenty of room in the home, "The master said to the servant, 'Go out to the roads and country lanes, and urge the people there to come so my house will be full'" Luke 14:18. God wants a full house!

You have an open invitation to come to the Father's house and join us all at the great banquet table - He has prepared a place just for you.