Posted on 04/30/2021 6:01:33 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
Bible in a Year:
I pray that . . . he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith.
Sometimes the words of children can jolt us into a deeper understanding of God’s truth. One evening when my daughter was young, I told her about one of the great mysteries of the Christian faith—that God through His Son and Spirit dwells in His children. As I tucked her into bed, I said that Jesus was with her and in her. “He’s in my tummy?” she asked. “Well, you haven’t swallowed Him,” I replied. “But He’s right there with you.”
My daughter’s literal translation of Jesus being “in her tummy” made me stop and consider how when I asked Jesus to be my Savior, He came and took residence within me.
The apostle Paul referred to this mystery when he prayed that the Holy Spirit would strengthen the believers in Ephesus so that Christ would “dwell in [their] hearts through faith” (Ephesians 3:17). With Jesus living within, they could grasp how deeply He loved them. Fueled by this love, they would mature in their faith and love others with humility and gentleness while speaking the truth in love (4:2, 25).
Jesus dwelling inside His followers means that His love never leaves those who’ve welcomed Him into their lives. His love that surpasses knowledge (3:19) roots us to Him, helping us to understand how deeply He loves us.
Words written for children can say it best: “Yes, Jesus loves me!”
Reflect & Pray
How does Jesus dwelling inside you give you great comfort? How can you grow closer to God knowing that His power gives you strength?
God, You’re not far off, but are close to me. May I delight in Your love and share it with others.
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Howdy, Kathy.
It’s the weekend! You sure have pretty weather for the start of it.
From what I’ve read today, it sounds like y’all are going to have noisy skies for the next couple of weeks with the big military exercise that’s getting ready to start. Lake Hood cam ops have tracked several military planes flying around over the city today. Pretty cool to watch.
Howdy, PRO.
All rested up and ready for your work weekend? :-)
Dudess, only two inches? Sheesh! That is kid’s stuff!
We got 4 overnight and it rained all day, will tonight and tomorrow, too!
AH - HA - HA - HA - HA - HA!!!!!!!!!!!!
Howdy, Liberty!
You’re early this evening.
I hope you missed out on the nasty weather this week. TX had a mighty rough time of it.
Howdy, spel.
Did you get through all the stormy mess in good shape? Just wooly-wild in TX.
All rested up from a week of leisure and laziness, ready to tackle the yardwork tomorrow afternoon.
'Sup with you this weekend?
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Tackle the hardest job first and get it outta da way. Then you won’t have that one making you look for excuses to keep putting it off later. LOL Plus the rest will seem easy.
I’d hoped to get a call or email about the museum this weekend but have heard nothing. The weather is supposed to be beautiful tomorrow so maybe the guys will get up there to finish the heavy work they couldn’t do last weekend. I hope so. Then we SHOULD be able to open next weekend.
As it is, I reckon I’ll just be puttering around here this weekend.
Sorry to hear it, Liberty. I sure hope next week is a lot better!
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