The Lord in Our Hearts

"If a person loves Me, he will keep my Word; and My Father will love him, and WE will come to him and make our home with him."  John 14:23

The greatest fact in the universe and on this planet especially, is that God through Jesus Christ and His Spirit has come to dwell in our hearts.

The reality of this is something the devil does not want.  If you think about it - all worry, insecurities, fears, doubts, and the like come from not being secure and perfected in God's Love.

"There is no fear in love - but full-grown, perfect love turns fear out of doors - and expels every trace of terror.  For fear brings with it the thought of punishment, and so he who is afraid has not reached the full maturity of love - or rather, has not yet grown into Love's complete perfection."  I John 4:18

God has to work a reversal in us - making the things we do NOT see more real (because they are) than the things we do see.  God is the only One who is real.  Our authenticity is coming from Him.  As He works in our lives, we ourselves become more real - the real that it is Him

.

Yesterday I was praying through some things and at the end of the day, I received a true blessing/refreshment from the Lord.

I absolutely love pictures - and God gives me pictures in my heart to "see."  The picture I had yesterday was Jesus Christ in our hearts.  He was raising His hands toward the Father in praise and thanksgiving for us - He was praising God that He was living in our hearts.   Jesus Christ is really glad and rejoicing over us and that He is in us.

Then His Hands raised meant something else too.  

He is holding us up by His great power, life, and Person.  We always think we are holding Him up - like we bear the weight of the universe on our shoulders.  No, this Great One living in our hearts is holding up the whole universe by the Word of His power.

"And He Himself existed before all things, and in Him all things consist (are held together)."      Colossians 1:17

This is why God says - look at His Son.  The greater One does dwell in us forever.

"Little children, you are of God (you belong to Him) and have defeated and overcome the agents of the antichrist, because He Who Lives in you is greater (mightier) than he who is in the world."  I John 4:4

Discovering the greatness of the Lord in our hearts is God's plan - for all of His children.  And each heart must discover Him, until we have inexpressible joy and are full of His glory.

Sue Gaither