King Hezekiah was sick and near death, and he was told by the Lord to set his house in order (2 Kings 20:1). But he prayed to the Lord, and then word came to him from Isaiah the prophet that the Lord will heal him. The king of Babylon, having heard that he was sick, sent men and letters and a gift to Hezekiah. The Bible says that Hezekiah listened to those men “and showed them all the house of his treasures – the silver and gold, the spices and precious ointment, and all his armory – all that was found among his treasures. There was nothing in his house or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them” (20:13). Isaiah questioned Hezekiah about his reception of these men, and he then asks Hezekiah, “What have they seen in your house?” (20:15).
A similar and most applicable question for us is this: What does the Lord see in your house?
You should desire and make every effort for the Lord to see in your house a place where God is praised and thanked and held in honor and reverence, a place where his Word reigns as the supreme rule of conduct. Is this what the Lord sees in your house?
You should desire and make every effort for the Lord to see in your house a husband who loves his wife and sacrifices for her, a father who leads his family in the ways of the Lord and brings up his children in the nurture and the admonition of the Lord. The Lord should see in your house a wife who submits to her husband, a mother who loves her husband and her children. Is this what the Lord sees in your house?
You should desire and make every effort for the Lord to see in your house children being taught the meaning of respect and obedience, with obedience being enforced. Is this what the Lord sees in your house?
You should desire and make every effort for the Lord to see in your house care, concern, and compassion for one another and for others. Is this what the Lord sees in your house?
You should desire and make every effort for the Lord to see see in your house language being used that reveres God’s name and the name of Jesus, and language that directs and encourages godly behavior.
The Lord sees all. “And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account” (Heb 4:13). What does the Lord see in your house?
-Larry Jones