Above Rubies Daily Encouragement Blogs
LET’S GET PRACTICAL
We talked yesterday about living in the true reality, the reality of the heavenly world. How on earth do we do this?
We come to the understanding that when Christ dwells in our hearts everything is sacred. No matter how mundane the task at hand, it cannot be anything less than holy if God dwells in us, for He is doing the task with us. You have to just acknowledge this truth and believe it!
When you clean toilets, you can sing for joy because Christ sings with you and over you (Zephaniah 3:17). When you wash the dishes, you are aware of the presence of Christ with you. When you prepare yet another meal for your family, you do it with joy and excitement because Christ is with you. He doesn’t leave you when you do the commonplace duties. He is not apart from you in the humdrum of life. He is with you.
He promises: “I will NEVER leave you, or forsake you” (Hebrews 13:5). No matter what you are doing (unless you are sinning and grieving His Holy Spirit), He is with you.
I love Zechariah 14:20, 21 (NET): “On that day the bells of the horses will bear the inscription “HOLY TO THE LORD.” The cooking pots in the LORD’S temple will be as holy as the bowls in front of the altar. Every cooking pot in Jerusalem and Judah will become holy in the sight of the LORD who rules over all.” Every saucepan you pick up is holy because you, and everything in your home, is sanctified by the power of the living Christ who abides in you. To prepare a meal for your family is as sacred as a minister who prepares a spiritual meal for the church!
Therefore, enjoy every moment and every task in your home today.
Blessings from Nancy Campbell
