These are the closing words of
Psalm 23. Now the concept of the House of the Lord is not restricted to places designated,
consecrated and dedicated for the solemn worship of the Lord. This earth and
indeed the whole of Creation is the House of God the Father in which you and I
are guests. Guests who are cared for, with helpers standing by and with a table
at all times richly spread from which we can take anything we need through the
abilities we carry within!
In this Household, there are
numerous servants of the Lord who take care of the waters, the seas, air, fire
and the earth so that we have a place to subsist and can call a home. We on the
other hand are dwellers who have a duty to cooperate with these helpers and
abide by the rules and regulations that sustain the great Household. In other
words the whole of Creation is the Mantle of God and we who dwell in its folds have
the sacred duty to keep same pure and free of filth be it only through our
unworthy thoughts.
Furthermore, we need to consider
that we are permitted to dwell here so that we can mature and become true human
beings. There is however a limited time allotted for us to attain to the maturity
that qualifies us to dwell and live eternally in this Creation. Alas, mankind
as a whole have spent this time of mercy in wickedness. We now stand at a time
when we must render account, when all those who continually disturb the harmony
of the House of the Lord will be forcibly removed so that the Kingdom of Peace
can be established.
Let us resolve therefore that as
guests in the House of the Lord, we shall remain guests who are agreeable to
Him so that in the ongoing separation of the wheat and the chaff, we will not be found
too light!
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