Dwelling within me

Ephesians 2.22 tells us: "and in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit."

How intimate of God. To build in us His dwelling place in which His Spirit lives. This verse is humbling. It points not only to the need for us to be submissive to his will ("in him"), but that He is doing the building. Our part is really fairly easy but unfortunately our own will can overtake the building project making it more difficult. But does it make it more difficult for God, or does He use it for his glory?

Recently over the holidays I had the blessing from God to share with my two nieces how his love has transformed me this last year . One was full of questions, the other sat and mostly listened . I danced in my heart after the encounter praising God and asking him to continue the work he is doing in their journey towards Him. But then disaster struck. (In my mind it was disaster, God had another plan.) In my own will and sin I fought with my sister. Ugh. She and I have never disagreed and it crushed both of us. Many days afterward this verse was given to me by God for my comfort; "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28

God helped me clearly see the blessing of this event. My nieces saw in my sister and myself an argument bred from sin, confession of the wrongdoing, forgiveness, and how we continued on in love. This is how God accepts us when we come to Him. He forgets our sin and loves on us in ways we could never imagine.

So just as David said in the Psalms (139:7) "where can I go from your spirit? Where can I flee in your presence?" I say to you Lord, thank you that I cannot flee, as even in my sin you are at work in my life for YOUR good.

My Pastor once said "Truth is the immune system of the believer". I encourage you, dig into God's truth (His Word and promises) and the Holy spirit will dwell in you too!
Blessings,
DIG - Discovering Intimacy with God