The Room

Jesus, in His last statement from Matthew 28 (verse 20) says ... "And be sure of this, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."  Mostly, we interpret this as being a time thing.  But what if this is one of those really big, and really small statements of Jesus?

C.S. Lewis posed that God, in Jesus and the Holy Spirit, are the only beings in the universe big enough to exceed the size of the universe (and even that 'time' thing) and yet small enough to enter a human heart.  As I was considering this, I thought of a Tasha Cobb song called "In The Room."  Here are the lyrics ...

I'm not forsaken, never alone

The God of Heaven calls me His own

He's not just seated, upon the throne

I know He's right here, inside my home

I've got a treasure here in my heart

And in my weakness, it won't depart

I have a Savior who will abide

He's not just with me, He lives inside

When we sing this on Sunday, we will rejoice in the beauty of this fact ... "He's in the room!"  In the room of our heart.  In the room of the Family Life Center.  In the room of our church building.  In the hearts of those who leave to live out Jesus when they leave worship.  In Belize, where we share love and ministry with Ed and Arita Lemas.  In Costa Rica, our Costa Rica mission team will share a testimony this week] where we shared a little of life with David and Pamela Knapp.  In all the places, locally and internationally, where we become "acolytes" that carry Jesus and the Holy Spirit out into the world.  He's in the room!  I hope I can get an amen!