I have recently entered the world of Skype. For those of you that don’t know, Skype is a long-distance calling system whereby a person can talk to their contacts and also see them via a web cam while they are conversing! It is such a blessing to be able to have a virtual visit.
A couple nights ago my husband and I talked with my parents while they were sitting in their library and we were in our living room. It was truly like having them here for a visit. My mom asked me, “While we’re talking is there anything new in your house you want to show me?” I took them into Allison’s bedroom so she could show off the curtains she’d made in Home-ec this semester. I also showed her my new slipcover on a chair in the living room. It was such fun!
When I told our daughter, Whitney, about our computer visit she said, “Oh my, now when you answer a call on Skype you have to look good AND your house has to be clean!” It’s true – you never know when someone might call and you could be caught in a mess!
As a believer we have the Holy Spirit living within us. He indwells a person at the moment of salvation. Are we aware enough of His presence that we keep our “house” clean and ourselves in good order? Though I could hide things from Skype callers by simply not putting the camera on a mess, or even hiding my own face because it’s not presentable, nothing can be hidden from the Holy Spirit. How then do we do keep our heart ready for inspection? It’s really just like we do with our homes. When your attention is drawn to something in your house that is dirty you should clean it! When the Holy Spirit turns the light on an area in our lives that needs to be straightened up, we need to confess it and get it right!
I John 1:5-7 tells us the way to stay clean; it says: God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. Praise the Lord for the conviction of the Holy Spirit so we can make it right! Left untouched it would surface itself so that it is visible to others as well. I often pray that the Lord will make me aware of His constant presence in my life so I will live godly, but sadly there are many times that I’ve forgotten and am living with a mess around me.
If we all had Skype and knew our phone could ring at any moment and those outside our homes would be able to see us in our present condition how would we prepare? If we were all truly aware of the Holy Spirit’s presence would we keep things cleaner? Would we let things get cluttered up in our lives so that we are ashamed? Let’s pray for a keen awareness that the Lord is here and that His dwelling place (our heart) must be found in order.
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