God

By Alma Norman

"Lord who shall abide in thy tabernacle? Who shall dwell in thy holy hill? (Psalm 15 :1)

In this Psalm, David is asking the question who shall dwell in God's tabernacle and in his holy hill.

Those who obey the Words of God, will walk in the footsteps of Christ. God has promised those who will abide in Him, He will also abide in them.

Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. (John 15:4)

Without help from God, we are nothing. We cannot be everything that God wants us to be. Through Him, we can bear fruit and be acceptable servants unto Him. He will help us to bear our infirmities. He will give us the strength and courage we all need. Through God's help, all things are possible.

And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men [it is] impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible. (Mark 10:27)

Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things [are] possible to him that believeth. (Mark 9:23)

...the Spirit of life in Christ hath made me free from the law of sin and death. (Rom. 8:2)

Once we become Christians, we are no longer under the law of sin. We died to this law of sin when we were forgiven of our sins, being cleansed through baptism. (Acts 2:38) We no longer are servants of sin and of Satan. We have now put on Christ and have his Spirit dwelling in us. Those who remain faithful will inherit eternal life.

Another way, we will know that God dwells in us, is if we love one another. Now, this is powerful! The scriptures also tell us that by loving one another, His love is perfected in us. We are to treat others the way that God would treat them.

By doing this, God's love can be glorified through our lives.

...If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. Hereby, know we that we dwell in him, and he in us because he hath given us his Spirit. (John 4:12-13)

And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God [is] with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself shall be with them, [and be] their God. (Revelation 21:3)

ISBS Ladies Daily Devotional
9/09/04

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