“But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end” (Hebrews 3:6).
God created man to be the house of the Word of God, but when Adam sinned the Spirit of Christ departed from him, and he died. He became naturally minded (see Romans 8:6).
Whether we know it or not, everyone is a house, which must be occupied. Each house is occupied, either by evil spirits or by the Spirit of God. The occupier of the house determines the condition of each and every one of us.
Just imagine that there are two houses: A and B. House A is occupied by a drunkard who smokes in bed, sets the house on fire, and had previously burnt many houses. House B occupier is a person who never drinks or smokes, and is always sober.
House A has a peculiar and a potential problem, not because there is anything wrong with the house itself, but rather, because there is something wrong with the owner occupier who might set the house on fire at any time.
The Lord Jesus says He is that good, sober owner occupier who can take possession of us and deliver us from the evil occupier, which is the devil. Jesus is the Word of God, and the good owner and our Shepherd (see John 10:10-11).
When someone is feeling depressed or generally troubled, that person’s body may not necessarily be the source of the problem. There is an evil fellow inside that body who is depressed, and the body needs to get rid of that depressed person.
People cannot do it themselves. They need to open themselves to Christ. Scripture says, “But when a stronger than he comes upon him and overcomes him, he takes from him all his armour in which he trusted, and divides his spoils” (Luke 11:22).
The Spirit of Christ is far stronger than that evil fellow, and Jesus will cast him out. Jesus says, “But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you” (Matthew 12:28).
Scripture is that Spirit of God, and whoever believes in the Word of God will also receive the Spirit of Scripture, as it written: “He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water” (John 7:38).
Now the Spirit of God cannot dwell in our natural mind, but rather in the new spiritual mind (the mind that has repented and received the Bible as the truth.) The Scripture is the truth, which is Jesus Christ the true Word of God (see John 17:17).
We must, first of all, receive the Son of God, which is the Word of God, before we can receive the Spirit of the Bible, which is the Father. Therefore Jesus says, “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me” (John 14:6).
When we love the Son of God and keep the Scripture in our heart, the Spirit of the Bible will also love us, and the Father and His Son will come into us and dwell permanently (See John 14:23).
PRAYER
Dear Father, I thank you for giving us the Bible. Fill me with the Spirit of your Word so that I will become the temple of the living Word of God, in Jesus name. Amen.
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