Friday, August 7, 2020

 " Benjamin, God's beloved: God's permanent residence. Encircled by God all day long, within whom God is at home." Deuteronomy 33:12


- Lord, You say in Your Word that You will live in me... "make Your home in me." I want the above scripture to be the overriding, constant experience of my life.


+ "Home Sweet Home." "There's no place like home." These are common expressions that reflect the longing deep inside every person for home. This yearning is a mark of the Father's Love. Deep within us, He deposited this longing that can only be satisfied by Him. He IS Home, and everything about His Kingdom translates into Love ~ Security ~ Joy ~ Acceptance ~ Forgiveness ~ Light ~ Beauty and Freedom. His person glows with all these healing qualities. He IS Love and Security and Joy and all the rest, multiplied by infinity. This is why you can trust Him with everything you are! In Him, you are home... and just to make Home more accessible... He comes by the power of the Spirit to make His Home in you! This can only happen because the King of all the universe, the Father of all, is also the very definition of humility. The quality of this ever-giving Love can permeate everything about you as you turn your attention from your own cares and realize His Presence within you. Suddenly, that deep ache is replaced with a confident peace... an expectant hope in each day. You are home because He is Home in you! This is a mystery that cannot be explained. It just needs to be believed. Just as this gray morning silently, without your discerning it, melted into a sunny day, the Light within you... this bright Presence of everything you could ever hope for or desire... starts taking over your identity and becomes your very life! One minute, you felt lost in the darkness. Suddenly, you are basking in the Light of the Father of all Lights, Who never changes. You are Home because He is in you! So, you need never feel insecure or displaced again. No matter what kind of chaos (internal or external) is swirling around you, you are in the Center. The Kingdom of Heaven is within you. You have the Peace that passes understanding. You are inhabited forever by the Triune God. Nothing can ever separate you from this amazing circle of Love surrounding you with favor as with a shield. This is life to the full! Home Sweet Home! 

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