Knowing that mom would have a complete hip replacement after parents coming back to Vancouver in March, I knew the need for adding a bathroom has become imminent. Dad has long indicated the need for an additional bathroom due to his prostate condition.
The renovation project started November last year, and there are still a few things to be finished off. The project has given me a lot of stress from negotiating with the contractors, to shopping for materials, to checking the budgets, and to making a place to retire at night. However, seeing the house got better each day, and knowing parents would be coming back to a more comfortable home makes the fuss payoff.
Just when the project coming to an end, the news came to Vancouver that both of my parents were admitted to a hospital in Hong Kong, and dad was in a critical condition. There and then I agonized over their health condition, and said to myself, “If dad and mom were unable to come back, why would I renovate the house? Dad, mom, come home! I have prepared a nicer home for you to come back. We have many rooms here.”
Jesus once said this to comfort his disciples when he was about to die on the cross, “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms…. I am going there to prepare a place for you…. I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.” (John 14:1-3)
It would be a shame and loss to me if my parents would not come back home that I have prepared for them. Likewise, Jesus will feel very sad if any of us unable to enjoy the place he has prepared for us by rejecting his invitation and love. Do you have a room in Jesus? Do you know it will be a great loss to you and him if you don’t?
The renovation project started November last year, and there are still a few things to be finished off. The project has given me a lot of stress from negotiating with the contractors, to shopping for materials, to checking the budgets, and to making a place to retire at night. However, seeing the house got better each day, and knowing parents would be coming back to a more comfortable home makes the fuss payoff.
Just when the project coming to an end, the news came to Vancouver that both of my parents were admitted to a hospital in Hong Kong, and dad was in a critical condition. There and then I agonized over their health condition, and said to myself, “If dad and mom were unable to come back, why would I renovate the house? Dad, mom, come home! I have prepared a nicer home for you to come back. We have many rooms here.”
Jesus once said this to comfort his disciples when he was about to die on the cross, “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms…. I am going there to prepare a place for you…. I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.” (John 14:1-3)
It would be a shame and loss to me if my parents would not come back home that I have prepared for them. Likewise, Jesus will feel very sad if any of us unable to enjoy the place he has prepared for us by rejecting his invitation and love. Do you have a room in Jesus? Do you know it will be a great loss to you and him if you don’t?
