Decorating is an art and there are some people out there who will pay a pretty penny to someone else who has that decorative eye. I have seen so many different houses in my life that were custom built and they were magnificent in design and decor. And there were others, more humble in stature, but just as majestic because that house was actually a home. Solomon uses this idea to stress an important spiritual fact.
"Through skillful and godly Wisdom is a house [a life, a home, a family] built, and by understanding it is established [on a sound and good foundation]. And by knowledge shall the chambers [of its every area] be filled with precious and pleasant riches." Proverbs 24:3-4, Amplified
A house is not a home until a person or a group of people are living inside of it. As that house is inhabited, it begins a metamorphosis of sorts, changing into a home, not necessarily because of the inhabitants, but the character the decor brings to the structure. What wife, or mother, do you know who would allow her house to be visited without it first being clean and decorated? I know my wife would keel over and die if that were to happen.
So how does one build a home? Just like you would build a house, start with a foundation. There is no other foundation than the Living Word of God, Jesus Christ. "For no other foundation can anyone lay than which is laid, which is Jesus Christ." (I Corinthians 3:11, NKJV) As long as the foundation of Jesus Christ is laid, a home can be established. Now it is up to you, men, as husbands and fathers on how to fill the chambers of your home. What you view or listen to can have a tremendous impact on the dynamic of the family. Remember that through skillful and godly wisdom a house is built and filled. We can only get skillful and godly wisdom by listening to the Lord. Just as communication is a necessity in a family, it is just as necessary in our relationship with the Lord. Talk to Him, allow Him to be the Architect of your home.
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