Our Home Together

Just like home—welcomed, rested, and already loved.

Devotional Credit: Days of Heaven on Earth by A.B. Simpson
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The promise of Jesus in John 14:23 is not merely a future hope or distant theology—it is the unveiled secret of Christian living. First, Jesus came to us through the incarnation. But now, He has come into us, making His home within our hearts. Paul called this reality “Christ in you, the hope of glory,” a mystery long hidden but now revealed to every believer. This is not poetic metaphor. It is the reality that the very Person of Christ lives within us, not merely beside us.

This means we do not strive to be strong, pure, gracious, or prayerful in our own ability. Christ is those things in us. He does not ask us to manufacture fruit—He invites us to abide. The exchanged life begins here: we stop trying to live like Jesus and instead rest in the truth that Jesus lives through us. The “I” yields to the indwelling Christ, and what once felt like burden becomes rest. Not a passive stillness, but a Spirit-empowered, joy-filled abiding in the One who is our life.

Personalized Journal Entry – Voice of the Holy Spirit

You are no longer alone. I have made My home in you. Not as a visitor or a helper, but as your very life. I did not simply come to walk beside you—I came to dwell within you. You do not need to struggle to be like Me, for I am the One who lives through you now.

The self-life that once labored, feared, and fought no longer defines you. Your life is hidden with Me in God. I am your holiness, your purity, your prayer, your fruit. I do not place demands on you—I invite you to abide. As you rest, I express My life. As you yield, I guide each word, each thought, each step.

You are not trying to be Mine—you are Mine. You are not trying to bear fruit—I am the Vine, and I am bearing fruit through you. Let this be your rest: I am in you, and you are in Me.

Scripture References: John 14:23; Colossians 1:27; Galatians 2:20; Colossians 3:3; John 15:4–5

Real-Life Analogy

It’s like coming home after a long day, slipping off your shoes, and sinking into the chair that always welcomes you. You don’t think about how to sit, how to rest, or how to be at peace—you simply fall into it, because it’s yours, and it was made for you. That’s what it’s like when you abide in Christ.

Prayer of Confidence

Jesus, thank You for not only coming to me, but for coming into me. I rest in Your indwelling presence today—not striving to become holy, but trusting that I already am in You. Thank You for being my peace, my purity, and my place of rest. I yield every part of myself to You, confident that You are expressing Your life through mine. I am at home because You are at home in me.