A Home for God's Spirit
A close friend of mine was teaching me a passage from
the bible. He told me how God created the first man on earth the man was at a
matured age when he was created. so he didn't grow up to learn the basics of
life thereby making him not to be rooted in the word of God even God warned him
to eat from the Apple tree and he disobeyed God at first temptation though God
was disappointed but he did not cast him out of his sight because he know
though Adam was a matured man in the physical in his thinking he is still a
baby.
That was why God decided to send Jesus Christ as a
baby.
So many teaching I learnt from him.
If you are born again, you hopefully know that Jesus lives on the inside of you through the power of the Holy Spirit. The question is, is God comfortable in you? Does He feel at home within you? Even though the Spirit of God lives within you, other things live in you, too - such as fear, anger, jealousy, or murmuring and complaining.
God once gave me an illustration of what it is like for Him to live in a heart where murmuring, complaining, and discord reside. Suppose you go to a friend's house and your friend says, "Oh, come on in. I'll get you a cup of coffee. Get comfortable and make yourself at home." Then, your friend begins yelling at her husband and the two of them rant and rave and carry on right in front of you. How comfortable would you be in the presence of such strife?
If we want to be a comfortable "home" for the Spirit of the Lord, we must give up things that cause us to forget about His presence or are offensive to Him. We must stop grumbling, allowing strife and unrest inside us, or harboring un-forgiveness. Instead, we need to make sure our inner lives are engaged in things that please and honor God's presence. Our mouths should be full of praise and thanksgiving. We should wake up every day and say in our hearts, "Good morning, Lord. I want you to feel at home and be comfortable in me today."
We all need to take inventory of what goes in our hearts because they are the dwelling place of God. When we examine our inner lives, we are looking at holy ground where God has chosen to make His home. Let's commit to making Him comfortable in us.
God's word for you today: Make sure you are a comfortable home for the Spirit of the Lord.
Ephesians 3:17.
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