Prepared for You

John 14:1-3 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. 2 In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. 3 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.”
 
THIS is certainly and end-time prophecy, isn’t it? Jesus began this Upper Room Discourse assuring the disciples of their ultimate destination. As he prepared to leave them, Jesus wanted his anointed messengers to trust his plan for their earthly lives and their heavenly lives. He confirmed God’s great eternal salvation plan. With their eyes on Heaven’s room awaiting them, they would endure all trials and challenges. And so it must be for us.
   Do you trust Jesus’ loving, comforting assurance? His words create memories of my parents’ care. When very young, I would leave my bedroom each morning with my bed unmade and clothes on the floor. But when I returned at night, I would find a clean room, my clothes folded, and my bed prepared for me. All I had to do was put on my pajamas and climb into bed for a good night’s sleep. My mother and father had built a safe home and prepared a room for me, my brother and my sisters. (I did have to clean the room and make the bed when I got older.) How good and comforting it was to come into a room prepared for me. I felt loved. I felt secure in our home. I didn’t consciously think of it until a few years ago. But still this secure feeling is part of me.
   As a result, I can connect to my Savior’s promise to prepare a place for me. It is easy to grasp what this means because my parents demonstrated the image of God’s care for me. Even as my parents are in their heavenly home, this comfort remains an essential connection to my trust in God.
   Yes, we are all born into a spiritually cluttered room with a need to know God. As we come to faith, we still easily cause messes in our lives. Our minds will be wrinkled with sin and sadness. Our hearts are often filled with piles of doubt and worry. But as we grow in the Lord’s teachings, we will come to know in our heart that Jesus’ truth orders our lives. He picks up the clutter, so he can comfort our heart, mind and soul. With this and many other teachings, our Lord has assured us he is coming to take us home to be with him. What joy to know Jesus wants to be with us!
   May you feel this wonder of God’s desire for you. But Christ is faithful as a son over God’s house. And we are his house, if we hold on to our courage and the hope of which we boast. (Hebrews 3:6)