I Live in the Big House

I live in the big house on the hill, it’s the one that JESUS owns.

I have shared this thought many times during Sunday mornings. As an unbeliever I would pass by this big house; there was always a celebration going on inside. When I passed this way at night, the lights were always on, and I could hear the joy filled festivities. I desperately wanted to be a part of the celebration going on inside. 

Then one day I met Jesus personally and I was introduced to His Father. When I stepped over the threshold of that great house, I was handed an envelope. Inside was a key to the house and a legal looking document. It was my adoption papers, signed by God Himself. I have never once looked back; I know that I am a true son of my Father God.

From the time I got a key to the big house, I have been on a pilgrimage. Imagine that I am traveling by train, my attention is riveted by the ever changing landscape. I am captivated by beautiful mountains and rolling hills; sweeping fields of grain catch my breath. At other times the quietness of barren and dry desert terrain arrests my attention.

There were times I doubted if I would make it to my final destination, but now I know that when the time comes, I will join Jesus. There were moments of intense trials and suffering, other moments I felt like I was already tasting a little bit of heaven on earth. As wonderful as l have envisioned the destination, it is the journey that has prepared and fully equipped me to enter God’s Celestial City. The day will arrive when I say, “My journey is finally over.“ 

Inside the gates, the rise and fall of HOLY! HOLY! HOLY! is majestic. The chorus of a myriad of voices fills the heavens with music unspeakable. JOY surpassing anything I have ever experienced on earth floods my heart and mind.

THEN I SEE JESUS!

~ Pastor Mike

“Dear friends, we are already God's children, but He has not yet shown us what we will be like when Christ appears. But we do know that we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He really is.” 1 John 3:2 NLT