The Daily Guide
Christ our quality of life
Take care! Protect yourself against the least bit of greed. Life is not defined by what you have, even when you have a lot.
Luke 12:15 - The Message
There is a pressure around to us to have things - especially nice, expensive things. This arises because the societies we live in are materialistic - they exalt the possession of things as the way to status and happiness. This pressure is particularly great in the run up to Christmas, especially and particularly if you live in a Western country. Praise the Lord, with the verse above Jesus restores us to a heavenly view of life. Our Lord tells us a person's life does not derive it's worth from what he owns.
One particular year in our home we were renovating and improving many parts of the house. We were painting walls and staining woodwork as part of the decoration. In the midst of this I noticed one of our children was becoming very conscious of material surroundings and material appearances. It was connected to what she was seeing school friends having. This gave me concern so I took this to the Lord in prayer. When I did I heard these words conveyed to my heart, "It is the atmosphere in which you live and not the decor that surrounds you that is of most importance!"
In all of our Christian homes what is most precious is the atmosphere in which we live. In Christ we live in an atmosphere of peace, love and grace. Even the world will notice this. Even the people of this world notice the atmosphere of a place more than the decor in it. Let's have Jesus both surrounding us and taking centre stage in our homes and in our lives. Let Him be the atmosphere in which we live.
May heaven be in your home
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