My Father's House

John Chapter 14



Scripture:

 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God ; believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.  (John 14:1-3)


Observation:

In this passage Jesus is referencing the Jewish marriage covenant that he established as a mirror of the covenant that God and his Son, made with man.  I don't have space to tell you all the parallels here, so I scoured the net to give you a link that will lay it all out for further study.  (see attached link at the end)  To simplify it though, there are many points that match between the tradition of a Jewish betrothal and wedding, and Jesus's courting and wooing the world.  All of it done in order to bring us to the Father's House (Heaven).  

Application:

I wonder if we really understand who we are in Christ.  I mean, can we really see ourselves as Jesus sees us?   He came from his father's house to offer us a marriage relationship and is even now making room for us.  If we have accepted his proposal, we now hover in the time in between, waiting for the shout that he comes to collect us for the marriage feast.   

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Prayer:

Lord, I pray that we will be faithful in the waiting.  I pray that we have oil in our lamps, that the Holy Spirit teaches us how to make our fiance happy and proud of us.  Teach us how to submit our will to his, so that we can become one.  Amen.        

Click here to see a better listing of the parallels by, Dr. Renald Showers: