“It is because of the Lord’s lovingkindnesses that we are not consumed, because His [tender] compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great and beyond measure is Your faithfulness.” (Lamentations 3:22-23 Amplified Bible)
This morning I woke up and instantly took a house tour. My motive for taking the tour had nothing to do with safety and security concerns. It was concerning the goodness of God. As a matter of fact, before my feet hit the ground, I thought about how good it is to be safe in the arms of the Lord and how, no matter what occurs doing the day, my eternal destiny is secure! That’s worth a praise when you think about it as it relates to you too! Praise the Lord!
Let me walk you through my house tour. I started in the bedroom where I was grateful that the Lord woke me up and started me on my way. I paused to think about how He graciously watched over me through the night, and as a matter of fact, through any darkness or dreary times in life that I experienced in life, He was right there. Still in the bedroom, I thought about how the Lord delivered me from when I was confined to bed more than usual as the Lord delivered me from a serious ear disorder and detected cancerous growth on one kidney. Can you say, “Won’t He do it?” Can you utter these words, “Isn’t God good!”? Still in the bedroom, I thought about my mother kneeling with me at bedside and teaching me how to pray, “Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep.” I might add that I am thankful for the teaching because I learned prayer changes things and prayer will calm one’s fears.
Next, I looked at the upstairs rooms that were once bedrooms for my children, but now with them grown and gone, they have been converted to office space or workspace. So, I thanked the Lord for my children, for my full quiver, and how He kept me, regardless of what was going on, bringing them up in the fear and admonition of the Lord. I walked down the hallway on this house tour. It’s not that wide at all. But I was not narrow-minded! Not at all! I thought of how the Lord got me on the straight and narrow way and how He will continue to order my steps if I just listen to Him and stay in His word.
I came to the dining room, and I thought about how the Lord has always put food on my table! I thought about family fellowship. That seems to be a lost practice in many homes these days. But at that dining room table, tales of laughter were told, testimonies were shared, and time was filled with stories that would cause one to look back and say, “Look where He brought me from.” Praise the Lord again!
I peaked in the kitchen and was reminded that if the Lord watches over the sparrows, I know He watches, still watches, over me! I went down the stairs leading to the lower level next. Of course, I remembered if I was ever down that the Lord would bring me up; if I ever had a failing or a stumbling, the Lord would fix me up if I turned back to Him. Listen, I know it is a house tour, but I want to assure you the Lord is still in the cleaning people up and fixing people up business! Oh, yes He is!
Downstairs I looked at all the rooms that are seldom used now, that is unless we have guests. That made me think about how the Lord blessed this house abundantly and at times our blessings are overflowing, and some are still waiting to be revealed! Let me ask you again, “Isn’t God good?”
On my way back upstairs, I opened the door to see if the family car was undisturbed and I thought back to days when our family didn’t have a good car, but He is a God who will provide. Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes, He will!
Well, that’s how I started my house tour. It was not a virtual tour, but an actual tour in which I saw victory through the prism called “faith in God.” Guess what? You got it! You should plan to take a house tour at some point in time this day. Make time! Your spirit will be uplifted! Your past reflections will impact your present and future reactions in a positive way as you react to the goodness of God in your own life! Say it one more time, “God is good!” Have a great Thursday morning! Do the house tour now! Be blessed!
“I have been young and now I am old, yet I have not seen the righteous (those in right standing with God) abandoned or his descendants pleading for bread.” (Psalm 37:25 Amplified Bible)
Still committed to the climb,
Mark L. King