1 John 3:24 "And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us."
Of all the miracles of salvation, one of the most marvelous has to be the fact that the Holy Spirit of God has come to abide in us. To abide means to be continually present. Emmanuel, God truly is with us.
Part of John's point here is that if the Spirit of God truly is in us, we cannot be the same as we were before. There should be a line of demarcation, our life before the Holy Spirit of God lived in us and our life after. These two should not, cannot look the same.
Think of the impact God's presence has throughout the Bible. The smoke filling the temple, a glimpse of His back making Moses' face shine so he had to wear a veil. Exodus 33:20 "...Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live." God's presence is the essence of power.
Where is my line of demarcation? Is there a clear difference between my life prior to the Holy Spirit's indwelling and my life after?
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