As a child I thought of God as
seated on His golden throne far, far away in Heaven somewhere. He sat there
like Abraham Lincoln in His giant monument in Washington D.C., far removed from
my childhood in Redwood City, California.
I came to know the Lord Jesus and
His awesome love when I was 16. I invited Him to take up residence in my heart.
At first He was a good friend, then a best friend, then family, and now the
love of my life. He is closer than a brother and closer than my husband.
In Ephesians 3:17–19, the apostle
Paul prays for the people of God: “…That you, being
rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend…the width and length and
depth and height—to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you
may be filled with all the fullness of God.”
The Bible says: “In Him we live and
move and have our being.” (See Acts 17:28.) The Lord spoke this to me through
that verse: "In Me you live and move and have your being. But this is also
true: In YOU I live and move and have MY being as well. We are ONE Spirit. When
you walk into a room, I walk into that room, too; within you. You cannot mark
where My Spirit ends and your spirit begins. That is why you are seated with Me
on My Throne in Heaven and walking on the earth at the same time. Where I AM
you are, and where you are, I AM. "
The Lord wants us to know His love
for us and for us to love Him in return. Jesus said, “Abide in Me.” (See John
15.) Abide means dwell or live. He wants us to live with Him and be in an
intimate, love relationship with Him 24/7. Draw near to God and He will draw
near to you. (See James 4:8.)
How close is God? As close as our
heartbeat!
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