Welcoming - 10 days to go.
“…in a humble spirit receive and welcome the Word which implanted and rooted [in your hearts] contains the power to save your souls.”
James 1:21 (Amplified)
Fusion living is all about welcoming God’s Word into our lives.
This is more than a fleeting visit. This is about residency!
I’m sure you’ve all had guests over to you house at some time. They pop over to visit. You know they are coming and so you tidy up, getting it all nice looking - just the way you like it to be every day. They come in, you entertain and then they leave. It is all very pleasant and you think, “We must have them over again”. Your guests may been thoughtful enough give you something (flowers or perhaps even a homemade bakewell tart – Gareth you know who you are and you are always more than welcome … as long as your mother’s baking accompanies you :o) just kidding) but in no time at all that all disappears and no-one would know if your guests had ever been.
When you welcome someone into your home that is a different matter. Last year we welcomed friends of ours, Claire & Lawrence, into our home. They lived with us for months as they waited for their house purchase to go though. We made the house look nice for when they arrived. They saw it at its best, but we had welcomed them in and so eventually they got to see it at its worse. They had a key and could turn up when they liked. They saw it in a mess, something no-one else would see. As they settled in some of our things moved way for theirs. We had welcomed them into our home, to make themselves at home and so that is what happens. But with them there were things that got done which we wouldn’t have done without them. (We loved having them live with us, and now we miss them even though we see them all the time – we love you guys!).
This is what it is like when we welcome God’s Word into our lives. It means that things get moved around, he sheds light on areas no one else sees. It may not always be comfortable, but it is always joyful. He always helps out and builds us up. Things happen in our lives that can only happen when we welcome God’s Word. These Holy Scriptures will have no effect if we only let it pop in for a visit. After He’s gone we move everything back. That is not fusion, that is just frustrating!
James 1:21 (Amplified)
Fusion living is all about welcoming God’s Word into our lives.
This is more than a fleeting visit. This is about residency!
I’m sure you’ve all had guests over to you house at some time. They pop over to visit. You know they are coming and so you tidy up, getting it all nice looking - just the way you like it to be every day. They come in, you entertain and then they leave. It is all very pleasant and you think, “We must have them over again”. Your guests may been thoughtful enough give you something (flowers or perhaps even a homemade bakewell tart – Gareth you know who you are and you are always more than welcome … as long as your mother’s baking accompanies you :o) just kidding) but in no time at all that all disappears and no-one would know if your guests had ever been.
When you welcome someone into your home that is a different matter. Last year we welcomed friends of ours, Claire & Lawrence, into our home. They lived with us for months as they waited for their house purchase to go though. We made the house look nice for when they arrived. They saw it at its best, but we had welcomed them in and so eventually they got to see it at its worse. They had a key and could turn up when they liked. They saw it in a mess, something no-one else would see. As they settled in some of our things moved way for theirs. We had welcomed them into our home, to make themselves at home and so that is what happens. But with them there were things that got done which we wouldn’t have done without them. (We loved having them live with us, and now we miss them even though we see them all the time – we love you guys!).
This is what it is like when we welcome God’s Word into our lives. It means that things get moved around, he sheds light on areas no one else sees. It may not always be comfortable, but it is always joyful. He always helps out and builds us up. Things happen in our lives that can only happen when we welcome God’s Word. These Holy Scriptures will have no effect if we only let it pop in for a visit. After He’s gone we move everything back. That is not fusion, that is just frustrating!
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