Col 3:16

"Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord" Col 3:16

I visited a castle in England some years ago. As we toured that fantastic structure, we viewed amazingly carved paneling, rich furnishings, wonderful tapestries - all the things that make for a rich dwelling place. Even the stables were fancier than some of the homes of some people I know here in Hong Kong. We all tend to be awed by the dwelling places of the rich and powerful.

Paul encourages us to let the word of Christ dwell in us. Something happens when we do that. The Word can take a plain, simple human and make him something wonderful. He took a simple mountain boy and made him a great evangelist. We know him as Billy Graham. He took a shoe salesman and made him an evangelist who turned the world upside down. We know him as D. L. Moody. He took a 48 year old plumber, set him on fire and he worked miracles worldwide. We know him as Smith Wigglesworth. He took an ignorant man, made him a monk, and gave him the wisdom of the ages. We know him as Brother Lawrence. When the word of Christ takes residence, he makes the humble abode into a palace - no a temple, richly adorned with all the finery do a King.

Are you feeling a little in the dumps today? Feel like you have traded your palace for a slum tenement apartment,like some of the slum dwellings in Venezuela? STOP! Remember who you are - a child of God. Remember who is dwelling inside you - the King of kings. Remember where He found you - in the miry pit of sin. Remember what He has made of you - a temple for the Spirit of God to dwell in. Shake off the dirt and the mire and the slum mentality. Put on the garment of Christ - the rich trappings of a son or daughter of the King. And rejoice in the indwelling presence of your Lord and Savior - Jesus Christ. Hallelujah, Amen and Amen.