Section 14
His home in us. The Greek word translated "dwells in" is not the word for "abide." It is from the same root as the word used in Ephesians 3:17 for Christ making His home in our heart. This root means house or home. Hence, it is not the ordinary word for abiding, but a weighty word related to Christ making His home in us.
GIVING CHRIST THE GROUND
Christ wants to gain more ground in us and to make His home in us. But He may not be free to settle down in us. Undoubtedly, our spirit is life, but we may not have life in our body. We may have Christ in our spirit, but not express Him. Some have said that shouting and praising are vain. But if they are vain, why is it some can say, "Praise the Lord!" and others cannot? Many pastors cannot say this because, in a sense, they have been killed. A few years ago a young man stood up in a conference and said that he did not agree with calling on the name of the Lord Jesus. But as he was speaking, he spontaneously called, "O Lord Jesus!" There have been many cases like this.
Many do not praise the Lord because their spirit is weak and their body, which has not been enlivened by the indwelling Christ, has been