the Third Week after Easter
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Daily Devotionals
John Gossner's Treasury
I bow my knees that he would grant you to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith in whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith in him. Ephesians 3:12-17.
When Christ dwells in the heart, it may freely and confidently draw near to God. He who possesses the Son, has the Father also. But he who drives the Son away from his heart, how can he come unto the Father? There is no other way leading to Him, saith the Son, than through me. He who will not go that way, does not get through. Oh, why will you not possess Him, ye children of men, notwithstanding you may receive Him so easily? Do not say. Are we to ascend up to heaven to bring Christ down?
No, nothing, nothing of all that you may say, object, or do. Ye sinners are to return to yourselves, to your own hearts. "The Word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart" (Romans 10:8). He is even now waiting for you there. "The Lord is nigh unto all those who call upon Him in truth. " It is unpardonable and indefensible to let Him, Him, wait, to turn one’s back on Him; to close the heart to Him who has created and redeemed it (Revelation 3:20). What can make your heart more happy than He, if you only surrender it to Him? Oh, bow your knees with St. Paul, that your inner man may be strengthened by His Spirit to receive Christ and by faith to let Him take up His abode in you! Through Christ, heaven is opened to you in life and in death. Through Him you have free access to all the treasures of God. Through Him you become enriched in all things. Through Him all things are bestowed upon you. Oh, that Jesus may not have to say in regard to you also, ’’How often would I have come and taken up my abode in your heart, and you would not! "
May faith, deep rooted in the soul,
The flesh subdue, the mind control:
May guile depart, and discord cease,
And all within be joy and peace.
