Scripture teaches that a home is a blessing from God, and its acquisition should be guided by wisdom and faith. In Deuteronomy, God promises to bless the homes of the obedient, filling them with abundance. The prophets, such as Isaiah, envision a future where God's people dwell in peaceful and secure homes. Practical wisdom for acquiring a home is offered in Proverbs, which advises preparing a field, or in this case, a life, before building a house, as seen in Proverbs 24:27, and also emphasizes the importance of wisdom and knowledge in establishing a home, as stated in Proverbs 24:3-4. Additionally, Psalms encourages believers to delight in God and commit their ways to Him, trusting in His provision, as expressed in Psalms 37:4-5.
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The LORD will decree a blessing on your barns and on everything to which you put your hand; the LORD your God will bless you in the land He is giving you.
Then my people will dwell in a peaceful place, in safe and secure places of rest.
Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.
Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it.
By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established; through knowledge its rooms are filled with every precious and beautiful treasure.
I have given you every place where the sole of your foot will tread, just as I promised to Moses.
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.
Write them on the doorposts of your houses and on your gates. And when the LORD your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that He would give you—a land with great and splendid cities that you did not build, with houses full of every good thing with which you did not fill them, with wells that you did not dig, and with vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant—and when you eat and are satisfied,
But remember that it is the LORD your God who gives you the power to gain wealth, in order to confirm His covenant that He swore to your fathers even to this day.
When the LORD your God blesses you as He has promised, you will lend to many nations but borrow from none; you will rule over many nations but be ruled by none.
For you are about to cross the Jordan to enter and possess the land that the LORD your God is giving you. When you take possession of it and settle in it,
And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
You must walk in all the ways that the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess.
But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD!”