Today, I read in Ephesians 3:17 (NLT) that Pauls prays that Christ would be more and more at home in our hearts as we trust Him. King James uses the word "dwell".
What must we do for this to happen? Declutter. Get rid of all the stuff that would make Christ uncomfortable. "Stuff "that would keep Him from feeling at home in our heart/life. Like quarreling, selfshiness, jealousy, lustful pleasure, judging, pride. (Gal 5:19,21) ......all those items which not only displease our heavenly Father, but don't do us any good, either. Then dust off the tables and shelves and place better items there , like love, joy, peace, longsuffering.....
(Gal. 5:22,23)
But there is more ......when Christ is at home in our hearts, dwells in our hearts..... our roots will go down deep into God's marvelous love, and we have the power to understand how wide, how long, how high and how deep God's love really is. Even though it is so great that we can never understand it, we can be filled with the fullness of life and power from God and begin to experience it. (Ephesians 3:17-19)
paraphrased by RJR
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