When we look at the Lord’s prayer, we can see that Jesus prayed that God’s will would be done on earth as it is in heaven. So are you experiencing heaven in your house this holy Christmas season? When we hear the word house, we normally think of the place where we live, or your physical address. Really there are three kinds of “houses”. My body is a house. My family is a house. My Church is a house.
I am a spirit, I have a soul/mind, I live in a body
We each have a house or apartment that we live in
We come together as the House of God in your church local fellowship.
How can we know during this Christmas season if heaven is in each house? Does Jesus live at each address? The best answer to that would be the evidence of the character of Jesus in us, demonstrated through the fruit of the spirit. That is where, as we follow God with all of our heart, the Spirit of God leads us, we train our soul/mind is renewed, and our body gets in line. When we line our life up with the Word of God, we make the choice to live like Jesus is with us all the time, because He is! When we operate in the fruit of the spirit, we make sure that our walk matches our talk. We make sure our actions match the life of God that dwells on the inside of us. Since we are “in Christ” we have heaven living in our house. If we want heaven to be in us, in our body, in our homes, and in our churches, we have to recognize and operate in the fruit of the Spirit that God established. Is heaven in each of your houses? Let’s make it our goal this Christmas!