The word for this week is "habitation". We'll be looking at Ephesians 2:19-22.
19 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God; 20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone; 21 In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: 22 In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit. KJV
This is the Greek word "katoiketerion". Strong's Concordance says: a dwelling place. Thayer's Greek Lexicon says: an abode. Vine's Expository Dictionary says: implying a more permanency, (the Church as the dwelling place of Holy Spirit). I LOVE God's plan for HIS Church! We each have Holy Spirit living IN us, and when we meet together, the force of His LIFE in us is compounded! That's what makes the prayer of agreement so powerful! Matthew 18:19-20 says this:
19 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. 20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. KJV
And that brings us to the powerful family unit! Each member of a family that have received JESUS as Lord and Saviour has Holy Spirit living IN them. If they have received the Infilling of Holy Spirit, then they have been endued with power from on high! The family that is in the Word, in faith, walking in love, is one of the most powerful forces that the enemy will ever encounter! THAT is why he hates families and comes against them whenever he can. Your precious little family is a powerhouse of God's might and His Word and His works! He LIVES in you AND among you! What an exciting life HE has given to us! Here is Hillsong with "O Praise The Name":
Love and Shalom from the Swoveys!
