It’s gotta be divine providence that I was assigned the blog for today. This is one of my top ten favorites in the Bible! I memorized the first three verses in elementary school. King James Version, of course! “Let not your heart be troubled; ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions...” The NIV says the word “rooms” instead of “mansions”. I remember all the discussions about what each of our mansion might look like and how big they might be. How awesome! Can you believe they are in Heaven getting ready for us? I can’t even comprehend what that means---but I sure do seem to enjoy the idea of it. God wants us with him for all eternity and he’s making sure everything is the way it should be.
I’m preparing for a marathon at the end of April. What that means is that I’m trying to get 30-40 miles of running every week, I’m doing at least one long run a week, and I’m trying to get some other exercise to “cross train” the rest of my body. It’s a lot of work, but if I don’t do the training and preparation---I will not make all 26.2 miles on race day. Even with the preparation---it’s gonna be rough!!! I’m so thankful that our preparations for Heaven are not nearly as grueling as running 30 miles a week. I’m even more grateful that Heaven is no marathon to be endured. Instead it’s an eternity of praise to be enjoyed! Get ready----Jesus is coming back to get us!
Jim Bales
March 30
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I can't wait!! I love the song In My Father's House and often sing it in my head to remind me that there are indeed many rooms or mansions in my Father's house. Won't it be grand??? :-)
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