March 5
HOME BLESSINGS
"He blesseth the habitation of the just" Prov. 3:33
He fears the Lord, and therefore he comes under the divine
protection even as to the roof which covers himself and his family.
His home is an abode of love, a school of holy training, and a place
of heavenly light. In it there is a family altar where the name of the
Lord is daily had in reverence. Therefore the Lord blesses his
habitation. It may be a humble cottage or a lordly mansion; but the
Lord's blessing comes because of the character of the inhabitant, and
not because of the size of the dwelling.
That house is most blest in which the master and mistress are
God-fearing people; but a son or daughter or even a servant may bring
a blessing on a whole household. The Lord often preserves, prospers,
and provides for a family for the sake of one or two in it, who are
just persons in His esteem, because His grace has made them so.
Beloved, let us have Jesus for our constant guest even as the sisters
of Bethany had, and then we shall be blessed indeed.
Let us look to it that in all things we are just -- in our trade,
in our judgment of others, in our treatment of neighbors, and in our
own personal character. A just God cannot bless unjust transactions.