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January 31

You may be surprised to hear that prefabricated houses have been with us for a long time. In 1908 the Sears Roebuck catalogue started to sell ready–to–assemble materials for erecting houses. Very few materials had to be bought locally. Apparently the prefab houses were sent by train and came with an instruction book.

Most of us have rich memories of the houses in which we lived earlier in our lives. It does not really matter who built them, how they were erected, or if somebody else lived in them before us; they were simply home. The words of the book of Proverbs are particularly meaningful when it comes to our childhood homes.

When I was a boy [or girl] in my father’s house, still tender, and an only child of my mother, he taught me and said, “Lay hold of my words with all your heart; keep my commands and you will live. Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or swerve from them. Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will watch over you” (Proverbs 4:3–6).

That home–spun, down–to–earth advice came to many of us and has been the means of our living meaningful, fruitful lives, ones which leave us now with many rich memories and anticipation of a splendid welcome to the Father’s house. Jesus Himself puts it this way: “In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you” (John 14:2).

What a wonderful comfort to know that our heavenly Father is waiting for us with the door open.