Craig Clouston

Who’s Living In Your House?

And who knows but that you have come to this royal position for such a time as this?

Esther 4:14

Billy had always been a sickly young man, catching every new antibiotic-resistant strain of virus that surfaced, ending up in extended hospital stays. It seemed he just might die before his twentieth birthday if things kept up this way. By his mid-teens, Billy had outgrown some of the tendencies to catch every germ that came around, yet his doctor harbored doubts as to whether Billy would ever be able to lead a normal life, but not his parents.

Because of his mother’s constant nurturing, always tending his needs, and a father who poured his life into his son while seeking every remedy possible, Billy beat the odds! Today Billy is a normal, healthy man. He is the CEO of a large and successful E-Business, creating over $100 million in revenue each year. His hundreds of employees make better-than-average wages with generous benefit packages. As they gain longevity in the company they earn the opportunity to own part of it through a program Billy labeled, “Share-Cropping”, where they can purchase company stock with the option to bring non-employees into the exchange through a special, lower-cost buy-in rather than the company stocks traded for on the open market. It was Billy’s brainchild, his way of giving back to the people who helped make his business such a success.

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This unassuming young man, who might never have seen his twentieth birthday were it not for his parents nurturing love, became a godly success. His success touches the lives of tens of thousands, if not millions of people. Billy’s parents didn’t know they were nurturing a future CEO who would take the world by storm through e-commerce. They just loved him…and gave him every opportunity to succeed.

Did Jessie know the future-king of Israel was living in his house? Or did Mordecai know his daughter was born for such a time as this? Probably not. Yet in their homes was future-royalty, which begs the question: Who’s living in your house?

Prayer

“Lord, help me parent future-royalty. Guide me as I assist them in becoming who You created them to be. Help me nurture the gifting You have purposed in their hearts. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”