In the Walls of our House

 

One of the things my wife Ann and I did last year is to build an addition onto our home.   Perhaps it is more accurate to say that Ann and I paid for a general contractor and the persons who work with him to build an addition.    We  built a sun room and an addition to our study to create a bedroom.    You can see the early stages of the building process in the picture above.  

One of the things I did in the building process is that before they installed the insulation in the walls and hung the drywall is that I placed scripture passages and prayers in the walls of the new addition.     I do not know if those prayers and scripture passages will be discovered someday by some construction worker or repair person or not;   that remains to be seen.    I spent time thinking of what scriptures say about that addition and about our home.   I also spent time writing a few prayers for not just our addition, but for  our home in general.   It was an interesting  process that I commend to you.   One of the scripture I printed and placed in the walls of our home addition is found in Psalm 84:4 that says:

 

Blessed are those who dwell in your house; they are ever praising you.

 

Now, Biblical scholars would say that the  “house”  referred to in this passage was the temple of the Lord.  I understand that;  however, I want those who dwell in my house to be doing the same.     How about you?    What scripture says what you want to say about your home and abode?     What prayers do you have for your house and its occupants?     I encourage you to spend some time thinking about that.   Perhaps there is a way you can let those scriptures and prayers be shared in your home.   Have a joy-filled day!-  Pastor Randy Wall

 

PRAYER --  O God,  bless my home and members of my family.    Through your grace and the power of your Spirit, help me to dwell in your house forever;  through Christ our Lord.   Amen.