The Saga of the Rotten House

I enjoying finding good stories. Funny or serious. In this case, cute. Yes, I just said cute. Nonetheless has a cool point.

She spent the first day packing her belongings into boxes, crates and suitcases. On the second day, she had the movers come and collect her things. On the third day, she sat down for the last time at their beautiful dining room table by candle-light, put on some soft background music, and feasted on a pound of shrimp, a jar of caviar, and a bottle of spring water. When she had finished, she went into each and every room and deposited a few half-eaten shrimp shells dipped in caviar into the hollow of the curtain rods. She then cleaned up the kitchen and left.When the husband returned with his new girlfriend, all was bliss for the first few days. Then slowly, the house began to smell. They tried everything. Cleaning, mopping, and airing the place out. Vents were checked for dead rodents and carpets were steam cleaned. Air fresheners were hung everywhere. Pest control specialists were brought in to set off gas canisters, during which they had to move out for a few days and in the end they even paid to replace the expensive wool carpeting.Nothing worked. People stopped coming over to visit. Repairmen refused to work in the house. The maid quit. Finally, they could not take the stench any longer and decided to move. A month later, even though they had cut their price in half, they still could not find a buyer for their stinky house. Word got out to the local Realtors and eventually even the local Realtors refused to take their calls. Finally, they had to borrow a huge sum of money from the bank to purchase a new place. The ex-wife called the man and asked how things were going. He told her the saga of the rotting house. She listened politely and said that she missed her old home terribly and would be willing to reduce her divorce settlement in exchange for getting the house back.Knowing his ex-wife had no idea how bad the smell was, he agreed on a price that was about 1/10th of what the house had been worth, but only if she were to sign the papers that very day. She agreed and within the hour his lawyers delivered the paperwork. A week later the man and his girlfriend stood smiling as they watched the moving company pack everything to take to their new home……… And to spite the ex-wife, they even took the curtain rods!!!!!

Seeing the humor above, I did find a great challenge that I wish to express in this post.

The writer of 1 Corinthians brings a powerful question to our lives and is one that should never be taken lightly. It clearly says: “What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?” (c6 v19)

Could it be that we as Apostolic people often times focus so much on the outward appearance that we’ve neglected the most important issue? That being the state of the heart? Don’t get me wrong. Holiness Standards are vital and extremely imperative. But what happens when you’ve dressed the perfect style and you’ve walked the with the right strut all the while forgetting what is most important in your life? How do you justify the neglect and the irresponsibility that you’ve allowed to corrupt your soul? When did it become okay to allow sin to be “SET INSIDE” the depths of your soul? Who gave permission to live a double standard? Why did you allow the story of your life to be “The Saga of the Rotten House?”

The answer comes to surface when we investigate the evidence of a dead church. A people who used to pray without ceasing. A man or woman who has failed to push the plate away and seek God. What this generation needs more than ever before is a fresh anointing and convicting power to weaken their knees and bring them back to the cross.

Excuse my horrible grammar but I stand challenged as a man. Forget the positions I hold and the sermons I’ve preached. At the end of the day, do I find the verdict to be guilty as charged or will I hear the Lord say, “Well done thy good and faithful servant?” Truth demands a verdict. It will always require the very best and very honest.

Romans 12:1 says: “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.”

There is coming a day when the Lord will call home those who have been purchased with His blood. What will He find inside YOUR house? What will your BODY express to the One who gave it all for you and for me?

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