Where Does God Dwell?

Where Does God Dwell?

“For thus says the High and Lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: ‘I dwell in the high and holy place, with him who has a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.’” Isa. 57:15.

What a comfort this is to a wholehearted disciple, who encounters everything imaginable in the midst of life’s tribulations. We become aware of our limitations, our poverty and God’s chastisement over our lives. If we are humble and allow ourselves to be molded and formed, then no less than God Himself makes His dwelling within us. Then God can begin His work within me; He can do a transformation, a miracle. I walk on this way, where I become a partaker in the virtues of Christ—the greatest thing a person can attain on earth.

God is sovereign. He does not share His dwelling with others who have a different agenda. “For our God is a consuming fire.” Heb. 12:29. All sin and wickedness will be consumed where God dwells. That is why it is important for us, who have chosen to serve God, to keep our hearts pure at all times. This requires a daily battle, where I take up my cross every day and deny myself. If I join this battle with all my heart, then I can, despite life’s many different trials and tribulations, sing along to the song in AB 639: “No, never alone; no, never alone; He promised never to leave me, never to leave me alone.”