I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Sunday morning, the 1st of December, 2024, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.

We start in the Book of Ezekiel 48:35, yes, I’m reading the last verse and this is what it says:

”…and the name of the city from that day shall be: THE  LORD IS THERE.” 

We’re talking about Jerusalem, but I want to ask a personal question today, my dear friend. Can people say that of our homes? When they come to our house, do they find love, do they find peace, do they find joy or are our homes places of argument, shouting, sarcasm? By the way, for the younger people, sarcasm means hurting or mocking someone. You see, it’s not the building, it’s the people who live there, that make the presence of God possible.

I can only use a very intimate example. The Mighty Men Conferences, where we meet, there is no building. They are wide open spaces where tens of thousands of men come to seek the Lord. I remember a story that makes me cry even now as I tell it to you. Many years ago, there were a group of men, three or four men that decided to come to Mighty Men and they asked their friend, ‘What are you doing this weekend?” And he said, ”Oh, I’ve got nothing to do. I’ll probably go to the pub and get drunk or something like that.” They said, ”Come with us.” He thought they were going on a fishing trip, but the Holy Spirit had other plans. They never told him where he was going they said, ”Just bring a rucksack and a sleeping bag.” Typical men, on the spur of the moment. They all got into this big vehicle and off they drove and when they drove into the gate of the farm, this man started to weep and they said, ”What’s wrong? Are you ok?” He said, ”Ja, I don’t know. I just feel the presence of God in this place,” never knowing where he was coming.

You see, it’s people that can make a place where the Lord can dwell. 1 Corinthians 6:19 says your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. As we are approaching Christmas time, let us start to clean up our homes. No, I’m not talking about Mom or Dad or brother or sister, I’m talking about us individuals. Let it start in our own home. Our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit and if we get our act together, our homes will be places where people will come because they will sense the love and the peace and the joy of Jesus.

Have a wonderful day, 
God bless you and goodbye.