Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes; Isaiah 54:2
When God comes into our lives, we can expect really big changes that will require us to “enlarge our tent”. Our God is a living God, and we cannot continue to remain as we were before he called us. We cannot continue to exist in the narrow dimension that we have come to know and embrace. We have let Jesus into our lives and must be ready to make room for Him. We must be ready to welcome an entirely new way of life, and a brand-new role that we are about to play, that of a child of God.
When Jesus came to Paul in Damascus, He didn’t only stop him from killing Christians, but to bring him to Himself, and send him to do His will for the kingdom. It is the same for all of us who believe in Him. We were called to be blessed, and to become a blessing to others. We can expect joy and sorrow, triumph and defeat, but even more than that, we can experience the joy of being in fellowship with God.
Enlarging one’s tent does not only involve giving God a room in our lives, but to encompass everyone whom we can reach, people whose lives we can touch through love and compassion and the sharing of the Word of God. But we must also be sure to “strengthen the stakes” lest our tents topple down. And we can do this by immersing ourselves in His Word, and living in His will.
