Ultimately, home is less a place than a person in whose presence we feel at home, who makes us feel at home in our own skin. Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations. I don't know about you, but I often get confronted in my home, and sometimes with righteous anger. My wife, my kids, even my dog demand that I live up to my promises and fulfill my calling. And that's good because they bring out my best.
Love demands no less.
Well, by the love of Christ and the grace of God, we can feel at home here, at home in God's presence, where we have no right to be. But this is a dangerous place, too. Don't come here if you expect to get God to do your bidding. Don't come here if you don't want God to challenge the way you live, the things you say, how you spend your dollars, how you spend your time, how you treat the people around you. Don't come here if you aren't willing to let God confront and change you.