Today
in sunday school the lesson I was teaching included the song victory in
Jesus and as I was listening my attention was caught by the mention of
mansions. The song is referencing the King James version translation of
John 14:2. Last weekend I was visiting a house that compared to my own
home was like a mansion. Even with all the guests they had their was
still plenty of room for us all to spread out, and there were many
beautiful things in the house without it feeling at all cluttered. In
the world today space is sometimes at a premium and it’s a luxury to
have plenty of space for each person. It allows us to distance ourselves
from the irritations of others and can conceal our own foibles.
But
it struck me as wrong to think of that sort of mansion in association
with our Father’s house. Would I need that freedom from my fellows once
we are all free of the frailties of this fallen world? So I prefer the
other definition of μοναι as simply dwelling place. I think we’ll all
live in closeness in together in the house of the Lord rather than
rattling around in our own mansions.
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