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“Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong.” (Ephesians 3:17, NLT)

One day I found Jesus waiting for me at the door of my heart.

An arresting look was in His eye. As I entered, He said to me, "There is a peculiar odor in the house. Something must be dead around here. It's upstairs. I think it is in the hall closet."

As soon as He said this, I knew what He was talking about. There was a small closet up there on the hall landing, just a few feet square. In that closet, behind lock and key, I had one or two little personal things that I did not want anyone to know about.

Certainly, I did not want Christ to see them. I knew they were dead and rotting things left over from the old life. I wanted them so badly for myself that I was afraid to admit they were there.

Reluctantly, I went up with Him, and as we reached the top of the stairs the odor became stronger and stronger. He pointed to the door.

"It's coming from in there," He said.

I was angry.

That's the only way I can put it. I had given Him access to the library, the dining room, the living room, the workroom, the rec room, and now He was asking me about a little two-by-four closet.

I said to myself, "This is too much. I am not going to give Him the key."

"Well," He said, reading my thoughts, "if you think I'm going to stay up here on the second floor with this smell, you are mistaken. I will go out on the porch."

Then I saw Him start down the stairs.

When one comes to know and love Christ, the worst thing that can happen is to sense Him withdrawing His fellowship.

I had to give in. "I'll give You the key," I said sadly, "but You will have to open the closet and clean it out. I don't have the strength to do it."

"Just give me the key," He said. "Authorize me to take care of that closet and I will." With trembling fingers I passed the key to Him. He took it, walked over to the door, opened it, entered, took out all the putrefying stuff that was rotting there, and threw it away.

Then He cleaned the closet and painted it. It was done in a moment's time.

Oh, what victory and release to have those dead things out of my life!

• What's hiding in your closet? Secret sins? Browsing history on your computer you hope to delete before He returns in person? Late night shows or soap operas you would not feel comfortable for the Lord to see with you if he were sitting right next to you?

He's not only sitting right next to you.

He is trying to settle down and be completely at home in your heart.

P.S. I am indebted to Robert Boyd Munger for some of the concepts in this email.

Rejoicing, On the Victory Side!

Beau

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