From the Home Place

After a Christian allows the Holy Spirit to do some serious remodeling on the inside, making the space livable and usable, it is then time to make sure that the remodeled inside is well protected from the outside.

So, on our remodeling of this ‘ol house, we then went to work on the severely damaged roof. When we started taking the old shingles off of the roof, we found FIVE layers of asphalt shingles. Yep you read correctly, five layers. It would appear that rather than remove the old, damaged shingles, the previous owners would just add another layer of new shingles.

We are also good at the committing the same infraction. Instead of dealing with old pains, we tend to just add a new layer, burying the old painful layer. When that layer is damaged, we add another layer, and so on, until we have a vast amount of excess weight upon our shoulders! We then often begin to medicate the excess weight, called stress.

You see my friends, it was time for us to remove all of that excess weight from this old house and put on a fresh, new roof. Perhaps it’s time for you to allow God to remove the heavy layers of stress from the exterior of your life as well. Forgive where needed, confess where needed, and allow the Holy Spirit to bring the kind of healing that only He can provide. Allow Him to put on a brand new you that stands upon the truth of Scripture. That means that you have to dig into your Bible and find the biblical truth about who Jesus says you are.

Here is a truth I want you to remember for the rest of your days: “God is the great creator, Satan is the great imitator.” That which God has given you for good, Satan will give you an imitation for evil. You see, the Bible is God’s love letter to you. Satan uses all sorts of publications, including social media, to attempt to convince you that he also loves you.

That is why it is so necessary to remove Satan’s lies and replace them with a new covering of God’s truth.

It’s your choice, you can continue to add another layer of worldly cures, or you can do the hard work of ripping all of the lies away and adding a brand new biblically accurate covering of truth. Believe me, it was extremely difficult to remove all of those old shingles and rotten decking and replace with all new. But in spite of the expense and difficult labor, we now have a beautiful, waterproof roof that protects everything inside of our home!

So, roll up your sleeves, pull out your Bible and let your loving Heavenly Father replace the worthless lies of Satan with biblical truth! I guarantee you, it is worth it.

Blessings, Neal