How many people have we put in their place?
Bosses, co-workers, spouses, children, friends, and enemies; have all found their place in our lives. They all have been placed there by us. Some of them may not like their place in our lives, but they have it nonetheless.
The only person that seems to struggle with “their” place is our own self. Wouldn’t it be great if we had a word from the Lord about “our place”? Let’s look at John 14:2 & 3 and then we will unpack it:
“In My Father’s house are many mansions (literally “dwellings”); if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.” (John 14:2&3 NKJV)
Jesus went to the Father to prepare a place for you!
But, apparently there is a lot of warfare about this, because they had heard “In My Fathers house are many dwellings”; yet they were in a battle to believe it. Because of this, Jesus had to assure them that it was a true statement.
There was (and is) so much deception around this concept of our Father having prepared many places of dwelling for us; that Jesus had to tell them that: He would have told them if this was false.
Apparently this great truth was turned into some “pie in the sky” & “sweet by and by” fairy-tale as a way to discount the validity of it; by our enemy. Sound familiar?
Why do we want to limit ourselves??!! Why do we stay in ONLY one place of dwelling that He has prepared for us (if we even dare do that)? Hasn’t the Father prepared many “rooms” for us?
We have heard that: “Your gifting will make room for you.” But, hasn’t the Father prepared many rooms for us to operate in? (As it is in heaven, let it be here on earth)
Is God’s will for our lives satisfied; just merely by us being saved?
Is that the only room He has prepared for us?
Will we be satisfied with staying an infant in His kingdom forever? Is this the only room we wish to visit? To dwell in?
“Well this is what I’m called to.” (Said in a manner as if that is the totality of what God has for you.)
“This is the current grace over my life right now.”
“I don’t feel the need for or have the desire for that now; it’s not my time. Maybe later.”
Do we desire to stay in the bedroom and to not come out? Jesus is in the kitchen cooking breakfast. Don’t you want to go and be with Him? Don’t you want to stay right by His side and be wherever He is?
Don’t you want to see ALL He has prepared for you?
Or will you stay in that one room forever? Are we waiting for Jesus to return to that room from doing His great exploits? Jesus has already done His great exploits and sat down at the right hand of the Father! It’s time (and He is waiting) for us and our great exploits! But, we’re afraid to leave the “ONE” room He has prepared for us.
Wake up! Get out of bed! Get out of the one room!
He has MANY places of dwelling prepared for us! He has and is preparing a place of dwellings for us; so that where He is, there we may be also. The goal is being with Him; dwelling with Him.
Has He not already “come again” into your life causing you to be “born again”? Has He not already received you unto Himself?
Then dwell with Him! Never leave His side!
If He visits the first room (where you were first introduced); then go in and dwell in there with Him. When He draws you out into the many other places of dwelling; go out to meet Him, dwell with Him there.
Jesus didn’t stay in an empty tomb! Don’t stay in an empty room!
Go out and do your great exploits; that He has for you so you can be seated with Him in heavenly places forever! Never again to leave His side. Refuse the “one room” mentality that wants to keep you isolated from Him!
October 21st, 2016 by Eric