I HAVE A HOME PREPARED FOR ME

"Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also". John 14:1-3

Few days, I came across a wonderful hymn written by Barney Elliott Warren in 1897. The hymn is titled " I have A Home". Before that day, my wife and I have been thinking about things that we needed to fix in our house to make us more comfortable. We planned and make conscious effort to get it done as soon as possible. Like everyone else, we also believe God wants us to enjoy the good things on earth. However, we must never get so involved in taking care of our earthly abodes and forget about the perfect homes that are being prepared for God's family in heaven. As much as it is very good to be comfortable in our abodes on earth, we must never forget it is only a "House" not a "Home". It is a temporary location used on our journey to our real Home in Heaven.

There are many people today who are living in mansions now but may end up in the Chambers of Eternal Torment like the rich man in Luke 16:19. It is very possible to live in Government Reserved Areas (GRA) on earth and end up in God Rejected Areas (GRA) of eternity. It is possible to live in the best city on earth and still spend the rest of eternity in the city of sorrow and eternal pains. It is also possible to live in luxurious apartments on earth and still end up on the other side of eternity as firewood in Hell. 

 "There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame". Luke  16:19 & 24

Beloved, I perceived the Lord is asking us these question today - "Do you have a home in Heaven?". "If Christ returns today, will you get a mansion in Heaven?" If your answer is "Yes", please thank God for the salvation of your soul. But if your answer is "No", then, I urge you to please surrender your life to Jesus this morning so that you can be assured that whenever He returns, you will receive the keys to your mansions above from Him. Pls don't forget that Jesus is coming soon. 

The teaching of Jesus Christ in John 14 may have inspired Pastor Warren to compose this wonderful hymn. Please join me this morning to meditate on the lyrics of that hymn as we trust God to take us safely to our real home in Heaven whenever He returns. 

I HAVE A HOME 

I have a home prepared for me,

A mansion bright across the sea;

And when I pass to yon bright shore,

I'll dwell with Christ forevermore.

Refrain:

        I'll live for Him till life shall end,

        Then on my pinions I'll ascend

        To that bright home, where all is fair,

        And take my starry crown to wear.

I have a home in heav'n above,

Where all is pure and perfect love;

A home where sin can never be,

Where all is perfect purity.

I have a home, forever free

From toil, and care, and misery,

Where stormy seas can never roll,

Where bliss eternal crowns the soul.

I have a home — how sweet to know

'Tis well secured from every foe—

Where peace and joy do reign supreme,

Where love shall be my only theme.

Good morning and God bless you in Jesus name.  Amen. 

Maranatha! 

Bro Okanlawon Taiwo