KEY PASSAGE
10 Now Jacob left Beersheba [never to see his mother again] and traveled toward Haran. 11 And he came to a certain place and stayed overnight there because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones of the place, he put it under his head and lay down there [to sleep]. 12 He dreamed that there was a ladder (stairway) placed on the earth, and the top of it reached [out of sight] toward heaven; and [he saw] the angels of God ascending and descending on it [going to and from heaven]. 13 And behold, the Lord stood above and around him and said, “I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your [father’s] father and the God of Isaac; I will give to you and to your descendants the land [of promise] on which you are lying. 14 Your descendants shall be as [countless as] the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west and the east and the north and the south; and all the families (nations) of the earth shall be blessed through you and your descendants. 15 Behold, I am with you and will keep [careful watch over you and guard] you wherever you may go, and I will bring you back to this [promised] land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” 16 Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and he said, “Without any doubt the Lord is in this place, and I did not realize it.” 17 So he was afraid and said, “How fearful and awesome is this place! This is none other than the HOUSE of God, and this is the gateway to heaven.”
– GENESIS 28:10-17
GOD’S HEART IS FOR HEAVEN TO INVADE HIS HOUSE
17 This is none other than the HOUSE of God, and this is the gateway to heaven.”
– GENESIS 28:17
9 “Pray, then, in this way: ‘Our Father, who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. 10 Your kingdom come, Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven.
– MATTHEW 6:9-10
4 One thing I have asked of the Lord, and that I will seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord [in His presence] all the days of my life, To gaze upon the beauty [the delightful loveliness and majestic grandeur] of the Lord And to meditate in His temple.
– PSALM 27:4
GOD’S HEART FOR HIS HOUSE IS TO BE THE GREENHOUSE YOU CAN GROW THE BEST FRUIT OF YOUR LIFE IN
4 Blessed is the one whom You choose and bring near To dwell in Your courts. We will be filled with the goodness of Your house, Your holy temple.
– PSALM 65:4
13 Planted in the house of the Lord, They will flourish in the courts of our God. 14 [Growing in grace] they will still thrive and bear fruit and prosper in old age; They will flourish and be vital and fresh [rich in trust and love and contentment];
– PSALM 92:13-14
19 But I also want you to think about how this keeps your from getting blown up into self-importance. For no matter how significant you are, it is only because of what you are a part of. An enormous eye or a gigantic hand wouldn’t be a body, but a monster. What we have is one body with many parts, each its proper size and in its proper place. No part is important on its own.
– 1 COR. 12:19-20
9 For zeal for Your house has consumed me,….
– PSALM 69:9
GROUP ACTIVATION:
HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS
READ: GENESIS 28
- GOD’S HEART IS FOR HEAVEN TO INVADE HIS HOUSE
READ: GENESIS 28:17; MATTHEW 6:9-10; PSALM 27:4
ASK:
Do I see the church as a natural building or God’s supernatural house?
- GOD’S HEART FOR HIS HOUSE IS TO BE THE GREENHOUSE YOU CAN GROW THE BEST FRUIT OF YOUR LIFE IN
READ: PSALM 65:4; PSALM 92:13-14; (MSG) 1 COR. 12:19-20; PSALM 69:9
ASK:
Has me heart been consumed and invaded by God for His supernatural house?
PRAY:
God, thank you for you might and power to invade earth with heaven. Forgive me for missing your supernatural house and seeing at a natural building. Consume my heart today. Invade my heart here on earth with your heart and heaven.
Amen!