Is your home haunted or hallowed? This may seem like an odd question but the spiritual climate of a home is evident to a discerning Christian. I've been in homes where a disturbing darkness and evil seemed apparent, but I've also visited in the homes of men and women of God where a peaceful and warm presence was especially soothing and inviting.
"The curse of Yahweh is on the house of the wicked, But He blesses the dwelling of the righteous." (Proverbs 3:33)
It's been said that home is where the heart is but it can also be said that home is where the real heart of things is. Home is the place where our true nature is evident. It is in the home that we either harbor evil or nurture righteousness. Our home is either a satanic stronghold or a godly sanctuary.
The activities that take place in a home are the true indicators of what is at the heart of a home. The tragic legacy of our times is the alarming frequency of domestic violence, the culmination of hatred and evil. This is the fruit of fixation on evil entertainment, resulting in destruction communication and behavior.
Proverbs 3:32 says, "For the devious are an abomination to the LORD; But He is intimate with the upright." Those who saturate themselves with ungodly television programming, internet habits, and violent video gaming ultimately become an abomination to the Lord. But those who nurture godliness through healthy communication, reading and study, and uplifting music and entertainment foster intimacy with the Lord God. The home becomes a sanctuary of the Living God.
It's been said that who we are when we are alone is who we really are. This certainly applies to the home because this is the one place where a couple or a family are alone and are free to be their true selves. Home is the place where we enjoy discretionary time (however little of it we may have amidst the frenetic pace of most people's lives) and so it is in the home that we nurture that which we value. Sooner or later that which we value and nurture becomes evident because, as Jesus said, "you will know them by their fruits" (Matthew 7:20). We are that which we are absorbed in and the home is the key place where we indulge our true appetites.
May we seek the Lord's wisdom in purging evil practices from our homes and nurture His presence through godly habits. Through His intimacy with us as godly people may others who visit in our homes also be drawn to the Holy One we resides there in us.
Steve
"The curse of Yahweh is on the house of the wicked, But He blesses the dwelling of the righteous." (Proverbs 3:33)
It's been said that home is where the heart is but it can also be said that home is where the real heart of things is. Home is the place where our true nature is evident. It is in the home that we either harbor evil or nurture righteousness. Our home is either a satanic stronghold or a godly sanctuary.
The activities that take place in a home are the true indicators of what is at the heart of a home. The tragic legacy of our times is the alarming frequency of domestic violence, the culmination of hatred and evil. This is the fruit of fixation on evil entertainment, resulting in destruction communication and behavior.
Proverbs 3:32 says, "For the devious are an abomination to the LORD; But He is intimate with the upright." Those who saturate themselves with ungodly television programming, internet habits, and violent video gaming ultimately become an abomination to the Lord. But those who nurture godliness through healthy communication, reading and study, and uplifting music and entertainment foster intimacy with the Lord God. The home becomes a sanctuary of the Living God.
It's been said that who we are when we are alone is who we really are. This certainly applies to the home because this is the one place where a couple or a family are alone and are free to be their true selves. Home is the place where we enjoy discretionary time (however little of it we may have amidst the frenetic pace of most people's lives) and so it is in the home that we nurture that which we value. Sooner or later that which we value and nurture becomes evident because, as Jesus said, "you will know them by their fruits" (Matthew 7:20). We are that which we are absorbed in and the home is the key place where we indulge our true appetites.
May we seek the Lord's wisdom in purging evil practices from our homes and nurture His presence through godly habits. Through His intimacy with us as godly people may others who visit in our homes also be drawn to the Holy One we resides there in us.
Steve
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