Many Rooms One Foundation: Finding Your Place in God's House | Deep Dive Week 1
- Corbin Riley
- Jun 3
- 3 min read
The Father's House Has Many Rooms One Foundation for Everyone
Picture walking into the most beautiful home you've ever seen – not because of expensive furniture or perfect décor, but because you immediately know you belong there. This is the revolutionary truth Jesus reveals in John 14:1-6: the Father's house isn't just a future destination, it's your present reality with many rooms one foundation for all who believe.
From the beginning of time, God has been in the relationship business. The tabernacle in the wilderness, Solomon's magnificent temple, the psalmist's longing to dwell in God's courts – all these point to the same divine obsession: God wants to live among His people.
Divine Architecture: Space for Everyone
When Jesus tells His disciples about the Father's house, He uses a word that would have stopped them in their tracks: monai – permanent dwelling places. Not hotel rooms where you check in and out, but rooms where your name is on the deed, where you can put your feet up and call it home.
But here's the revolutionary part: Jesus doesn't say "a room" – He says "many rooms one foundation." In a world of scarcity, where space was limited and only the wealthy had large homes, Jesus announces a divine economy of abundance. There's no housing shortage in heaven. No waiting lists. No competition for space.
This promise comes just hours before the cross – when everything is about to collapse for the disciples. Their hopes are about to be shattered. Yet Jesus talks about real estate in eternity. Why? Because He knows what looks like the end is actually the beginning. The cross that seems like defeat is the construction project that opens the Father's house to everyone.
Jesus: Both Destination and Journey
Poor Thomas asks the question we've all wondered: "How do we get there?" He's thinking directions, maybe a map, some travel tips. But Jesus gives him something far better – He gives him Himself.
This transforms everything. You don't follow a path to reach God – the path follows you. Jesus doesn't just show the way to the Father's house; He is the way. He doesn't just tell us truth about God; He is the truth. He doesn't just offer spiritual life; He is life itself.
The beautiful paradox? While the Father's house is our ultimate destination, we're already living in it. The church – this community of believers – is the Father's house under construction. Every new believer adds another room. Every worship gathering fills the house with praise. Every act of love decorates the house with God's character.
The Unshakeable Foundation
Jesus begins this entire conversation with what sounds like an impossible command: "Don't let your hearts be troubled." Really? Don't be troubled when everything is falling apart?
But Jesus isn't offering positive thinking. He's giving an unshakeable foundation with many rooms one foundation built on resurrection reality. The foundation isn't our faith – that wavers. It isn't our performance – we fail. It isn't our circumstances – they change. The foundation is Jesus Himself, tested on Easter morning and found absolutely solid.
When they laid Jesus in that tomb, it looked like the foundation had cracked. When they rolled the stone over the grave, it seemed like God's house-building project had failed. But the third day proved the foundation wasn't just solid – it was victorious. Death couldn't demolish it. Hell couldn't destroy it. The grave couldn't contain it.
Your Identity Today
This isn't just about heaven someday – this is about your identity right now. You're not a spiritual homeless person hoping someone might take pity on you. You're not a tenant who might get evicted for late rent. You're not a guest who has to behave perfectly to avoid wearing out your welcome.
You are a beloved child with a permanent room in the Father's house. Your name is on the deed. Your inheritance is secure. Your place at the family table is reserved forever.
The divine narrative consistently subverts human expectations. Where we see scarcity, God reveals abundance. Where we fear rejection, God offers permanent belonging. Where we worry about earning our place, God announces it's already prepared.
Join us this Sunday at 10 am for week 2 of the Father's House series as Pastor Brad explores "Pentecost: When God Comes Home." We'll discover that God doesn't just prepare a place for us in His house - He comes to make His home in us through the Holy Spirit. From the upper room to our living rooms, learn how the Father's house becomes mobile when believers gather in unity and love. Your room is ready. The door is open. Come home.
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