Demolition

 Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne.

Heb 12:2 (NLT)

Our new house is in complete disarray.  They tore out all of the flooring, tile & carpet creating a huge amount of noise, dust and debris.  What a mess!  It feels like my life is all out of order.  It helps to have a vision of what the house will look like when it is all finished.  If I didn’t have hope for the future, I couldn’t stand the mess.  

Jesus endured the pain and suffering of the cross because he had his eye on the end result - a beautiful house built of polished and precious stones.  We are those living stones and he is working on us (and doing some demolition) so that we might be suited for his house.  Sometimes the pain and disarray is hard to bear, but in the end we will rejoice in what God has built.  Because Jesus endured, he is now sitting down in a place of honor enjoying the fruits of his labor and experiencing the joy of creating a new home for his family.

Thank God George knows how to put the house back together.  I know some day we will enjoy the fruits of our labor.  It will be nice when everything is done and we finally have a place to sit down. 

You also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house.

1 Peter 2:5 (NIV)