Where do Christians live?

Where do Christians live? God’s mansion or Satan’s shack.  Even on a spiritual basis, location as to where we live is the name of the game.

One of my favorite television shows involve the remodeling of older and often dilapidated homes. Sometimes, the house looks so bad that a dump heap seems to be the only solution. Prior to beginning the repair, the experienced contractor shows the owner the building specifications along with a slide show presentation as a preview of what the house will look like when repaired. The before and after pictures are spectacular. Regardless, homeowners often make suggestions for changes that are not legal because they are unaware of the building codes for their city. The contractor has to assure them that the finished product will meet their needs while adhering to the city and state license requirements.

Their reluctance is understandable. It seems impossible that any building that is so used up by time, with sunken floors, broken pipes, sagging and leaking roofs, along with outdated electrical, plumbing, and heating, can be made beautiful again. During the reveal of the finished project, the stunned homeowners are often speechless at the renewed beauty of what was once considered a disaster.

On a spiritual basis, that is exactly what God does for us. And, like the natural contractor, God has to deal with mankind trying to fix or change His perfect building specifications for His spiritual church in order that they may keep their old man habits and lusts of the flesh.

Regardless, God is the master builder of His spiritual building, i.e. the church. Jesus, the cornerstone of the spiritual building, is the mediator, i.e. the superintendent who is in charge over the building because He shed His blood for it.  Jesus identifies the Holy Spirit as our guide and comforter, John 14, 15, and 16. Thus, by the work of the Holy Spirit, what started out as ugly and used up by life—us—we become a spiritual building without spot or wrinkle, Ephesians 5:27. I call the Holy Spirit the divine renovator.

On the other hand, lying, cheating, adultery, and moral perversion, are promoted by God’s enemy that these ungodly traits are okay within Christian religious communities. Some even broadcast their inability to obey Jesus on national television. This in the face of God who said He will put His Spirit in the heart and minds of His people that they/we will obey His statutes and commands, Ezekiel 36:26-27. God repeats this promise in Jeremiah 31:31, 33; Jeremiah 32: 39-40; Hebrews 8:8-12, and many others.

God knows what is required in order to be a citizen of His spiritual kingdom regardless of what Satan is presenting to the world. And, change, i.e. repentance, is an essential component of salvation. The sinister claims that God’s people do not have to change are a lie from hell.

Contrary to Satan’s false representations, we have the divine inspired specs. We call it the Bible. Thus, since God tells us that He is the master builder and that we must change from what we used to be in order to enter the Kingdom of God, change must be necessary.

At the onset, my 1995 deliverance seemed late to me. However, time has proven that my passage into life out of darkness was according to God’s timing rather than mine. It is a continuing daily journey as the Holy Spirit changes me from what I used to be, i.e. the old man, into a vessel that honors God through honoring His Son Jesus. This voyage is recorded in my book Mine: An everlasting promise of love, deliverance, and wholeness. It is currently available on Amazon’s website as well as that of WestBow Publishing, Barnes and Noble, and others.  My website: www.murielgladney.com. My email is: murielg.writer@yahoo.com.

Christian believers must carefully choose their place of residence. There are only two choices. God’s house of peace or Satan’s shack of lies?