Building A Home

Building a home. Ahh... the sweet sound to most woman's ears; indeed may I say ALL woman's ears. We want to build a home in Him. We want it to be beautiful, comfortable, joyous. A place to dwell, a place to rest. A place of beauty.

Psalm 84:3 paints a beautiful picture of a sparrow finding and building her nest at the alter of our King. She first finds a place of security; a place of comfort and where she can trust in it for the years to come. She chooses the feet of our God. And then she begins to build. I just can picture it clearly; her actively choosing what to bring back to build her home with; discerning what will add stability, what will last through the storms.  She must toil, and she knows it is no easy task. It will take hard work, but her labor will not be in vain! If she chooses wisely, she will build a home of beauty at the alter of the Lord.

Verse four says "blessed are those who dwell in your house, ever singing your praise!" Is the Lord then saying that, with hard work and determination, we can build our own house in the house of Himself?!? That each room of our home, so whether we are sleeping, or cooking, and curling up in a comfy chair with a good book, we will be doing all these things in a home that is as much His as it is our own. Ever will we be surrounded by peace, and joy and courage because we will be with Him. Four walls of encouragement and edification; of love and reassurance. Now that is the kind of home I want!

Psalm 91:1 says that "He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty." It is a daily choice to dwell in His shelter, but it one of high worth. The pursuit of building a home that honors him, and glorifies His work, will be rewarding in the end. It is the beginning of the ability to rest while we wait. To wait for Him to speak, or to move or to call us out. Either way, in the midst of this world, His shelter is the only place we should desire to call home. Only there will we find a life of value.