Thoughts about John 15:4

"Abide in me, and I in you" (John 15:4, paraphrased)

And so it comes full circle. I have had some thoughts regarding (John 15:4) that it's about making a home for Him. and He being a home to us. Then we don't ask "what pleases God?" for he has already given us Himself. In saying that, I am saying we don't generally give God what He is asking for. We give him everything but that. Remember what it says "I am in you, and you are in me" the secret is that when we continually come to Him, that is the place that we are preparing for Him (alone) And so we "forsake all and think upon Him" this is abandonment.

This is the key to making the way possible for God to give you everything of himself. Understand the analogy. Making a home for Him. He being a home to us. What has he done? He's given us Himself. If we don't want to spend time with Him, what's that to Him? O but He loves it, he loves you spending time with Him. He wants to unveil all His glory to you. He wants to show you the Father's love. He wants to give you access to joy and love in the midst of sorrow, He wants to console you when you mourn, and give you a blessing when people have cursed you, he has given you the secret to eternal life.

The answer is give your heart to Him, the thing that the disciples have that we do not, is that they had a revelation of who this man is. They walked with Him, talked with Him, listened to Him speaking, It was out of this knowledge that they ultimately gave their lives to spreading this good news. You see they had been brought upto it, this whole-hearted and abandonment, because they were waiting for Him, they were waiting patiently and expecting Him.

I think that we have lost sight of the purity of love. How can you imagine a world without God existing? the evidence is out there. In another word, "it is the simple devotion that you give to Him" give your heart to Him. Don't just say it, mean it, base your life around it. this is the secret to making a place for Him to dwell. This means that you will forsake everything else and cling to Him, but I trust that when you authentically experience God, you will see that He is better than anything else.

You see, God is a good God, He is a good good Father. He doesn't give you something that you don't already have. Ask him for it, open your heart to Him, this is the simplest thing on earth to do, you give your heart to Him. There are many things in this life that have taught us about what Fathers are like, but He is not like any Father. He has done this for you. He delights in You. He makes the way possible for you to know Him. this is the secret. Make your decision today, I'm going to live for love. I'm going to make a place for Him to dwell (in all of His glory)

As it happens, I think that he made the way possible for us to know the Father. That's where the treasure lies, esteemed as true sons and daughters of God.