Jesus said, “In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you” (John 14:2 KJV).

 By 1984, we had discontinued our Christian Nursery School and the close friends who had shared our home for awhile had moved out. As days went by, the large rental property we lived in just didn’t seem to fit our needs anymore. It was too big and too expensive to heat.

One night I lay in bed thinking about the kind of house and location I wanted for our family. But in the end, I was discouraged because I couldn’t think of a single place in our small town that met those qualifications. A few days later, I went to a party at a friend’s house and a wall hanging caught my eye. “I go to prepare a place for you” (John 14:2). My pulse quickened because I sensed God was saying He knew my desires and was going to provide.

A few days later, good friends of ours called to tell us the other half of their house, which was a rental, was going to be vacant soon. When we walked through the house that I’d always admired, I realized it met every criteria I’d wanted. Once again God had proven Himself to be Jehovah Jireh, the God Who Provides!

How thankful I am, Father, that you not only provide a place for us in heaven, but you also prepare for us here on earth. Amen.

Featured Photo: Historically known in Sandy Lake as “the old Potter place” where we lived in the apartment for three years while it was owned by our dear friends, Dale and Jan Anderson.  A “mansion” indeed! Photo above: Dale and Jan Anderson, taken in their present home on December 1, 2018.

(Devotional from Homespun Faith, Reflections from the Seasons of Life, copyright 2014 Daisy Beiler Townsend. Available as paperback or ebook: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Xulon Press. There are Links on this website on the Where to Buy Homespun Faith and Sarah’s Legacy page.  Locally at Fresh Grounds, M & M Grocery, Leanna’s Books, Penn Alps in Grantsville, Maryland, or from me 724-373-8445 or donaisy@neo.rr.com.)