https://odb.org/MY/2022/03/31/gods-embassy
One of the things I always remembered when I did Public International Law as a subject in University was that an embassy in a foreign land is an extension of a nation. Meaning to say that the sovereignty of a nation extends to the land upon which the embassy sits although in actual fact that land may be leased. Thus the US embassy in Jalan Tun Razak, KL is US territory like New York or Alaska or Hawaii. That was why Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, had spent a number of years in the Ecuadorian embassy in London to evade the clutches of the US authorities. No one can enter an embassy without the consent of the embassy even to enforce a warrant or an extradition order.
The idea of our homes being an embassy for God is thus an idea grounded in reality. Our homes and our bodies are the temple of the Holy Spirit. We are where the Spirit of God resides. In every believer’s home, Jesus Christ is the Lord of the home and the family. That is why we know evil forces have difficulty penetrating believers’ homes since God resides in our homes, in our families. There is a presence of supernatural heavenly forces in our homes. Where we are is where the Kingdom of God is. Thus our home is the Kingdom of God and an embassy for God for His glory to shine forth and for us to be the salt and light of the world.
Unfortunately, in our modern urban and city setting, less and less people open up their homes for fellowship and interaction whether with friends and relatives or other believers or even non believers. More and more of us are keeping our homes as our private domain and as much as a home is a man’s castle, it should be more open so that it can effectively function as an extension of God’s kingdom, as an embassy of God, a place where people can learn more about our God, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the creator of the universe.
The message today is thus let’s open up and don’t isolate ourselves. If we are a believer, our homes should be accessible. People should be able to come and see us to pour out their issues of life to us. If we are a leader of a church, it is really ironical if no one in the church has ever been to our home. Why are we closed up when our homes are an extension of God’s kingdom, an embassy of God. Jesus taught about inviting the poor and underprivileged, the crippled, the blind, the lame to banquets (Luke 14:13-14) and yet here we are closing up our homes and isolating ourselves. Let our homes be the door and the stairway to heaven for others to learn about and experience the glory of God that leads to an abundant life, a life eternal!
Ronnie's Thoughts 