There are many dwelling places in my Father’s house. Otherwise, I would have told you, because I am going away to make ready a place for you. -- John 14:2
Do I feel insignificant? Like there's no place for me to make a real impact? The father has made a place and Jesus went to make it ready. This is not just speaking to the afterlife, but to our spiritual beings eternally, meaning it affects us in the present as well. Since, "Better is one day in his courts than a thousand elsewhere," what joy it is to know that I can dwell with God, not as a vagabond, but as one that belongs. A private chamber also means that my experience is mine alone, not shared.
Prayer: Let me dwell in a secret place with you, Jesus. The outside world is full of busyness and doings. Make me a person of influence as you give me a place of standing before the Father. Help me rest in the confidence of belonging to you, and take refuge in my personal experience of relationship with God.
Red Letters is a devotion for Lent 2018 by Chris Michael Moore of His Call Church - ヒズコールチャーチ