Merriam Webster’s Online Dictionary defines the word “reservation” as: “an arrangement to have something (as a hotel room) held for one’s use; also: a
promise, guarantee, or record of such an engagement.”
Recently I had the opportunity to travel to Ohio to attend a conference. I had booked a hotel online and secured the room with a credit card. When I arrived at the hotel, the desk clerk could not find my reservation. It had apparently been lost somewhere in cyberspace. My security guarantee was only as good as the plastic it was made from. Fortunately, I hand carried a copy of my reservation confirmation, and after about an hour and a half, finally got into a room.
How wonderful it is to know that our eternal home is guaranteed with something much more substantial than a piece of plastic! Jesus tells us in John 14:2 that, “There are many rooms in my Father’s house, and I am going to prepare a place for you. I would not tell you this if it were not so.” This reservation cannot be secured with our credit card, our signature, or even our word. No amount of money or fame can buy our way into the Father’s House. You see, Jesus secured every believer’s eternal residence with His blood. It is a debt that only Jesus could pay as the perfect sacrifice.
It is by His name that our room is secured. It is by His word for our word cannot stand. We are all given a choice to accept this room reserved and prepared for us by Jesus and secured by His blood. One day every believer will meet the Lord face to face and we will be taken to the door of our eternal home.
The reservation in heaven is secure and can never be lost.
God bless you and thanks for visiting.
