Jesus tells us to live in Him and He will live in us. That’s pretty crazy if you think about it. The Creator of heaven and earth. The One who writes history and knows each one of our stories wants to live in us. Each of us. It’s a mystery we don’t stand in awe of enough. Francis Chan writes this…
“We are invited into something deeper than what the Israelites experienced (Ex. 19:16-20). They stood at the base of the mountains and watched Moses ascend into the presence of God. Moses had the honor of speaking to God and hearing God answer him in thunder. As mind-blowing as that scene is, we are invited into something deeper. We are not just standing on the outside and staring at a Person in adoration. He calls us to actually enter Him, be filled with Him, and partake of Him. We are created in such a way that this is possible.”
The God whom people in the Old Testament would tremble at the site of and proclaim their unworthiness, wants to dwell within us. Think about that for a bit. Truly sit in how crazy that sounds! The God over all cares enough to come into each one of our lives. And not just make appearances but to walk along side us each step of the way guiding our journey in life. He wants to live in us and we live in Him.
This is a mystery we often take for granted. May we take time today… today and always, more than just moments past this blog read, to thank God for this outlandish, crazy, loving mystery of oneness with the Almighty.
