Jesus in Us

Yesterday, I talked about how God is with us, we are temples, he has sent His Holy Spirit to be with us always. But do we really understand what that means? There might be a couple of things we should keep in mind...

First, If the Holy Spirit is in you, you shouldn't go where He would not be welcomed. Obviously, we wouldn't think to look for God in bars and nightclubs. If the Holy Spirit reside within you, others should probably not think to look for you in bars and nightclubs, either.

This is a dramatic example, but I think you get the point. Where do you go, what do you do, that the Holy Spirit wouldn't do. And knowing the Holy Spirit is within you, why do you continue to do it?

Finally, perhaps since the Holy Spirit is in you, you should play a part in keeping the area around you worthy of the King of Kings. Say you go to the grocery store, or maybe you're just walking down the street, and see something or or hear something that's inappropriate. What do you do?

Do you avoid it? Do you walk away? If the Holy Spirit is within us, shouldn't we do all we can to make Him comfortable? Wouldn't that include avoiding situations that are inappropriate? And getting out of those situations as soon as possible if we stumble into them. Perhaps even saying something, sharing that the behavior really does offend, and perhaps asking them to avoid it in public. Sometimes people just get carried away and need a reminder that they aren't alone.