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Honey From The Rock Psalm 81:16 |
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THE SUNSHINE HOUSE This entry was posted on 07-30-2009 and is filed under THE HOME. "It was right that we should make merry and be glad..." (Luke 15:32 NKJV). With these words Jesus brings to an end the Parable of the Lost Son, better known as the Prodigal Son. You remember how he left home and squandered his inheritance in the far country. Then he came to his senses and returned home, a penitent prodigal. The house was filled with laughter, feasting, music and dancing. Everyone seemed to enjoy it except the sour-puss older brother who was angry and would not set foot in the house.
Thackery said, "A good laugh is sunshine in the house." There was plenty of sunshine in the Father's house the day the prodigal returned! I'm glad I was raised in a "sunshine house." I had three sisters and a brother and while we did not always get along as we should have, for the most part there was laughter and joy each day. "It was right that we should make merry and be glad." The Bible also says, "A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance, but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken" (Proverbs 15:13 NKJV). What a contrast we see here. Cheerful faces vs. broken spirits. I have been in some homes where I saw children or wives who spirits had been broken. Those were not happy homes! How much better it was to be around "merry hearts" and "cheerful countenances." Remember: laughter can bring sunshine in the house. Let the sunshine in! Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You for creating homes that are filled with joy and gladness - and placing me in one of them! Through Christ I pray. |
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