March 5
Charles Spurgeon · Faith's Checkbook
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.