THINK TOGETHER
Have you ever had a guest stay in your home? How did they act differently from your family? How did they act the same as your family?
READ TOGETHER
Being a Christian means much more than just being saved from your sins. God wants you to know Jesus and to experience his love in a very real and personal way. Listen to how Paul prays for the Ephesian Christians.
Ephesians 3:14-19. 14For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, 16that according to the riches of his gloryhe may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith.
When I was a kid my best friend’s house had one of those living rooms that we were never allowed in. It was always neat and clean and perfect looking and we were not allowed to sit, eat, or watch TV in that room. Do you have a room like that in your house? Or think about when people come over to your house for dinner or for a party. Sometimes people come over and you don’t know them very well and so they eat in the dining room (not the kitchen), and they ask permission to use your bathroom, and they would never go in your closet, or attic, or basement.
But then there are people that you know so well that they just make themselves at home. They can go in the fridge. They use the bathroom whenever they need to. They might even walk around freely in your house. Do you have any friends like that? Paul wants us to let Jesus do whatever he wants in our heart house.
Does Jesus have access to everything in your heart? All your worries and fears? Your thoughts and dreams? Your anger and pride? Why should we let Jesus have control over our hearts like this? Because he loves us. So it will never be scary to let Jesus take control of your heart.
Because of Jesus we have all the love of God living inside of us.
With Jesus we can allow Jesus to take control over our hearts.
DO SOMETHING TOGETHER
Walk around your house together and talk about what it would mean if Jesus were allowed in that particular room. Talk about the “rooms” of our heart house (worries, fears, decisions, loves, hates, etc.) Talk about what it would mean if Jesus controlled each of these spiritual rooms too.
PRAY TOGETHER
Jesus, make yourself at home in my heart. I know you love me and I trust you with everything that I think, and feel, and do. Amen.
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