ROOMS

 

Life’s journey takes us through many rooms; some bright with joy, others dim with sorrow.

Each room carries its own scent, temperature, tone, atmosphere, and event.

But rooms SELDOM stay the same.

Even in the DARKEST rooms, God has not departed.  He is either concealed or revealed, but He is ALWAYS present.
 

I. ROOMS OF PAIN

These rooms reveal our human frailty; moments when faith wavers, fear rises, or hope fades.
 

1. Room of Shame

Context: Rahab the harlot, living on the wall of Jericho, shelters two Israelite spies in her home marked by disgrace.

Joshua 2:1 “And they went, and came into an harlot’s house, named Rahab, and lodged there.” 
 

2. Room of Loneliness
 

Context: A prophet’s widow pleads with Elisha for help after her husband’s death, fearing her two sons will be taken as slaves to pay the debt.

2 Kings 4:1 “There cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead… and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.” 

3. Room of Coldness
 

Context: Jairus, a synagogue ruler, stands helpless in his home as mourners lament the death of his only daughter.

Mark 5:38 “And he [Jesus] cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly.” 
 

4. Room of Betrayal
 

Context: In the upper room during the Last Supper, Jesus reveals that one of His own disciples will betray Him.

John 13:21 “Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.” 
 

5. Room of Doubt
 

Context: After Christ’s resurrection, Thomas isolates himself behind locked doors, refusing to believe unless he sees the nail prints for himself.

John 20:25 “Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails… I will not believe.” 
 

6. Room of Wounded Expectation
 

Context: Two weary disciples walk the Emmaus road, hearts heavy with confusion and disappointment after Jesus’ crucifixion.

Luke 24:21 “But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel.” 
 

7. Room of Waiting
 

Context: The disciples, following Christ’s ascension, gather in an upper room at Jerusalem, uncertain and waiting for what’s next.

Acts 1:4 “And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father.” 
 

Transitional Thought:
 

These rooms of pain, waiting, and weakness felt final, yet God was ALWAYS working behind the scenes.
 

II. ROOMS NOT JUST OF PAIN, BUT OF PROMISE

Now we revisit the SAME rooms with the REST of the STORY...
 

1. The Room of Shame → Room of Salvation
 

Context Reminder: Rahab’s scarlet thread waves from the same house once labeled with disgrace.

Joshua 6:25 “And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive.”

The place of shame became the place of salvation.
 

2. The Room of Loneliness → Room of Provision
 

Context Reminder: The widow obeys Elisha, shuts the door, and begins to pour oil into borrowed vessels.

2 Kings 4:5–7 “She went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons… and the oil stayed.”

The room that once echoed with fear of total loneliness overflowed with God’s supply.
 

3. The Room of Coldness → Room of Life
 

Context Reminder: Back in Jairus’ house, Jesus takes the lifeless girl by the hand.

Mark 5:41–42 “And he took the damsel by the hand… And straightway the damsel arose, and walked.”

The same room of death became a room of life.
 

4. The Room of Betrayal → Room of Grace
 

Context Reminder: In the same upper room where betrayal began, Jesus kneels and washes His disciples’ feet.

John 13:14–15 “If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet.”

Grace redefined the room where failure once sat.
 

5. The Room of Doubt → Room of Declaration
 

Context Reminder: The doors are still locked — but Jesus steps through and meets Thomas face-to-face.

John 20:27–28 “Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger… And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.”

The doubter’s heart turned into a declaration of faith.
 

6. The Room of Wounded Expectation → Room of Revelation
 

Context Reminder: The two disciples in Emmaus realize Who’s been breaking bread with them all along.

Luke 24:30–31 “And their eyes were opened, and they knew him.”

Their disappointment turned into discovery.
 

7. The Room of Waiting → Room of Outpouring
 

Context Reminder: That same upper room that once held silence now shakes with the power of God.

Acts 2:1–4 “And when the day of Pentecost was fully come… they were all filled with the Holy Ghost.”

Waiting gave birth to worship. Stillness gave way to fire.
 

III. ROOMS NOT JUST OF PAIN AND OF PROMISE, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY OF PRESENCE (THE COMMON DENOMINATOR)
 

Every room changed, but not because the LOCATION moved, but because because Jesus was there all along. He was there in both PROMISE and PRESENCE.  

Sometimes concealed, sometimes revealed, but ALWAYS PRESENT.

“Lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.” — Matthew 28:20
 

CONCLUSION — THE ROOM YOU’RE IN NOW

Whatever your room looks like — shame, loneliness, coldness, betrayal, doubt, wounded expectation, or waiting —
Jesus is already there, waiting to turn it into something new.

Don’t despise the room you’re in; the revelation of Jesus comes when you wait on Him.

“For He hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.” — Hebrews 13:5