-June 12, 2024-
Good morning beloved, happy Tuesday,
“That Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you being rooted and grounded in love.”
(Ephesians 3:17).
When we get saved, we invite Christ to come and dwell in our hearts to be our Lord and Savior. Our lives are changed—we are under new management. In fact, everything is new: a new heart, a new life, a new destiny.
In what sense then is Paul praying for the saints in Ephesus that “Christ may dwell in our hearts?” In the Greek the word dwell is made up of two words, one means to live in a home, the other means to be comfortable in that home.
Christ lives in every believer, but may not be comfortable in every heart. Every heart can only fit one on the throne: either Jesus or us. He will not be a part time or partial King of our hearts. We have all heard the quote y the great missionary Hudson Taylor, “Either Jesus is is Lord of all or He is not Lord at all.”
In thinking about our hearts as a home, does Christ feel at home in our hearts? Have we given Him access to every room, every nook, and every cranny? Or are there some room or rooms that we are hiding from Him, kept under lock and key? It may a small room or closet filled with spiritual or moral junk.
We will never be truly happy until we surrender it all to Christ and give Him the master key. The master key opens every door to every room. It includes our hobbies, our habits, our friendships, our relationships, our jobs, our thoughts, our motives, our desires, and yes, our will!
We must let the Lord take over, to clean everything up, and do a complete makeover. There are TV shows where a builder comes in and completely renovates the house. Oh, what a change when the couple moves back in. It’s a huge transformation.
Does your heart need a transformation? Does your life need a makeover? Let us give Christ full access, full control, full authority.
Have a blessed day under Christ’s control. Stay safe and healthy.
My heart alone is Christ’s inner throne.
Dean
Dean Allen's Daily Devotional 