Richness Is A Matter Of Perspective

Bible Reading: John 14:1-14

Key Verse: Verse  2 – “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.”

Key Words: In my father’s house are many mansions

Through the annals of time theologians have debated the meaning of the word mansions. Some define the word as “a room;” others define it as a “huge palace.” The word itself simply means a residence. 

Some years ago I got an education on a proper perspective of richness through the word “mansion.” Years ago I lived in Salt Lake City, Utah. While on visitation I visited a family in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains. They lived in a private, gated house with a 12-car garage, theatre room, play room, game room, exercise room to say nothing of the bedrooms and living quarters. As I left I said, “Now, that’s a mansion!” Some time later we had a college student from South America in our home. You could see that he wanted to ask me a question but could not find either the words or the courage to ask. Finally, though, he looked at me as we sat in our three-bedroom, two-bath, 2-car garage house and said, “Pastor, how can you afford this mansion?” Now, I never considered our house a mansion. The house, to me, in Salt Lake City was a mansion – but not my house. 

The story doesn’t end there. Some time later his sister visited him in college, went to his dorm, and saw his room with all of its modern technology, looked at her brother and said, “This is a mansion!” 

You see, being rich is a matter of perspective. So let me ask you, “How rich are you...not in material possessions but in Christ?” You see, that’s really the only richness that matters.

                                                                                                    Dr. Mike Rouse

What to do:

✞ Evaluate what you would have if you lost all your earthly possessions.