“Christ’s Home In Your Heart”

 “Christ’s Home In Your Heart”

 

Then Christ will make His Home in your hearts as you trust in Him.  Your roots will grow down into God’s Love and keep you strong.   Ephesians 3:17

 

In verse sixteen, we see some of the Apostle Paul’s prayer for the TRUE BELIEVER’S Spiritual growth, Paul says:  “I pray that from His Glorious, UNLIMITED resources  He will EMPOWER you with INNER STRENGTH through His Spirit.”  This INNER STRENGTH  means the INNERMOST part of the BELIEVER’S BEING.  This INNER STRENGTH comes from God’s HOLY SPIRIT and it  STRENGTHENS the TRUE BELIEVER to be able to OVERCOME RESISTANCE.  

 

Then Christ will make His HOME in their HEARTS, and ALL of their personality will be INFLUENCED by His Presence, which takes place as they put ALL of their TRUST in Him.  This happens after one’s SALVATION, and it indicates a COMPLETE DESIRE for Christ to already “be at HOME in” their HEART, which means that He has the authority to go into every part and to CLEAN OUT the things that are there, and don’t BELONG there.   And to be DEEPLY ROOTED, indicates that their ROOTS will GROW deep down into God’s LOVE, this is a part of the BELIEVERS being able to possess an INNATE POWER, which is from the HOLY SPIRIT of the ALMIGHTY GOD.  

 

When one wants to KNOW and EXPERIENCE the LOVE and POWER of God, and  they TRUST in Him for their SALVATION, then begins the GROWING PROCESS.  You’re NOT SAVED to WARM a PEW, every Sunday.  God is NOT IMPRESSED with your CHURCH ATTENDANCE, although He WANTS us to gather together and to SHARE with each other WHAT He has DONE and is STILL DOING in our lives.  And to WORSHIP HIM together, as His Family.  We can draw STRENGTH through FELLOWSHIPPING with our Brothers and Sisters in the LORD.  

 

However, some are NOT a part of God’s Family, and are missing out on God’s UNFAILING LOVE.  They have NOT given their HEART and LIFE to GOD.  And they have NO HOPE for an ETERNITY in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS, but they are DESTINED to an ETERNITY in HELL with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE, once they are there.  If this is your situation, and you are wanting to make a CHANGE, here is what you MUST DO.  First, ADMIT that YOU are a SINNER, in NEED of the SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST, God’s ONLY SON, who SUFFERED, BLED, and DIED, then RESURRECTED from the grave, in order to PAY the PRICE for your sins. You MUST BELIEVE that JESUS died for YOU, and that He is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for YOU, before God.  You MUST CONFESS your SINS to Him, and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  You MUST be WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your SINFUL LIFESTYLE, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  Then you MUST ACCEPT God’s Gift of SALVATION, and WELCOME CHRIST into YOUR HEART, and HIS HOME.  And ALLOW Him to CLEAN OUT EVERYTHING that NO LONGER BELONGS there. And EXPERIENCE God’s LOVE and POWER.  And have the HOPE of HEAVEN as your ETERNAL HOME.  Do this NOW, while you STILL can.   He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!  Don’t be LEFT BEHIND!!!