One evening, as I walked down a very
quiet street, I saw a magnificent mansion - so big and beautiful. "A
wealthy man must own it", I said to myself. The edges of its windows were
decorated with beautiful roses, its wall painting were as though they were laid
with well refined gold. Its windows and doors glittered brightly.
At the front of the house stood a
very attractive waterfall. While admiring its beauty, a man walked up to me
asking if I would like a tour of the building. "Yes sir!”, I said
excitedly and followed him in.
Overwhelmed
by the beauty of the building's exterior, I longed to see the
interior of the building, I just could not completely imagine the finesse and elegance
of the interior. I admired this building so much, I wished it were mine.
When
we got to the front door, I pulled off my shoes, not wanting to 'corrupt' this
earthly paradise as I entered. ‘What!!!” I made a sharp exclamation. It was far
from paradise. For a moment, I was confused. I tried to reconcile the ineffable
beauty on the outside and this unwholesome sight on the inside.
"How
can a building so wonderfully decorated on the outside be filled with heaps of
rotten refuse, maggots and reptiles running around?", I asked myself. The
sight was so disgusting, I almost puked. So, I shut the door and ran out.
Infuriated,
I said to the man, "Sir, why is this house such a mess?", but the man
gave no response. "Why did he ask me to come in? Did he not know?", I
thought.
Now,
his silence was more annoying than the putrefying interior I just saw. So, I
inquired further, "Why did the owner of this house spend so much in
beautifying the outside and leave the inside to rot and stink?". Again,
there was no response. I knew I had to stop talking at this point, so, I kept
quiet.
I
was dumbfounded when he looked at me; called me by name: SANDRA! SANDRA!!
Then,
he said; "this magnificent house represents your life: you have so much
charisma, gifts and eloquence that impress men but your heart is full of anger,
bitterness, envy, jealousy and unforgiveness. Sandra, your dispositions
attracts men but your heart and character drives them far from you. You need to
pay attention to your inner man because it is where God resides and he won’t
stay in a dirty place."
Then I awoke! "It was a
dream", I said "but could it just be a dream? It is so real", I
said to myself. Indeed, it was a revelation of my life. God had come to show me
my true self. As I thought on the dream, I wept sore that morning asking God to
clean and purge my heart.
Dear reader, is your life like that
magnificent house? Is your heart not rotten due to offences, bitterness,
unforgiveness, pride and divers lust? Yet, you're going about your daily activities
as though all is well? Are you not praised even among brethren yet your heart
is so pungent to God? God is calling you today. He wants to purge you and give
you a new heart so that you can offer acceptable sacrifices unto Him? Call on
God today! Let Him purge you and make your life habitable for His presence.
God bless you!
Nevertheless the foundation of God
standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let everyone
that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
But in a great house there are not
only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to
honour, and some to dishonour.
If a man therefore purges himself
from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the
master's use, and prepared unto every good work.
2 Timothy 2:19-21
