Jesus: the Heavenly Trip Advisor

Several years ago, while on a trip through Colorado, I stayed at a families home.  I didn't really know these people at all; they were childhood friends of my good buddy who had arranged this stay.  As pleasantries were exchanged and we entered this young couple's home, it was clear that they were prepared for us.  

They had made up the bed, stocked their refrigerator with refreshments, laid out the fresh towels; everything was so nice.  Their kindness and hospitality exuded from the clean linen and good-natured conversation.The point is, they had prepared a place for us to stay.  They had done so much to prepare, all my friend and I had to do was knock on the door and walk in.

In the Gospel of John, Jesus says that there are many rooms that He has prepared for those who come to Him in faith (John 14:1-3).  He has done the work; all we have to do is come to Him in faith: ask, seek, and knock.  God has made a way, and He has prepared an eternal place for us in His heavenly home.  Our only responsibility, as it was for me years earlier in Colorado, is to knock on the door and step through.  This is a matter of repentance and faith.  Let us, then, always strive to come to God in faith and take great joy at the reality that there is a place prepared for us in Him!