Imperfect House

I've found the house I've been looking for. It's not perfect, but with a little work, it could become an amazing home. Armed with a deposit, I enter the bank with confidence, because I know with good credit and a substantial down payment, I can pretty much guarantee I am good for all the payments to come.

Jesus looks at you and me and says, "I've found the house I've been looking for. It's not perfect, but with a little work, it could become an amazing home." He also comes with a substantial deposit as a guarantee of more to come. 

The deposit He wants to make isn't money. This deposit is of far greater value than that of monetary means, and not only that, there is an endless supply. It's there every time we need it and the more we give from the supply, the more we receive. 

Jesus says, "I am making a deposit of the Holy Spirit within you as a guarantee." A guarantee of what? It is a guarantee of spiritual growth beyond what you now think possible, a guarantee of "what I've begun in you, I am able to finish." (see Philippians 1:6)  "You will believe me," Jesus says, "when I reveal things to you that in this world would not make sense."

The Holy Spirit is a very special gift. A gift of exactly everything we need for success. I know I need someone to guide me, I need someone to correct my course when taking the wrong path, I need someone who comforts me when struggling. And most of all, I need someone who will never leave me or forsake me regardless of what I do or don't do.

You see, when Jesus found me I was a tattered, broken down, sin infested shell of a house. Surely not fit for a King! But through the challenging mess He somehow saw in me potential, and wanted to make me a temple for His Spirit to dwell in. 

Guess what today is?.....DEMO DAY!