Dwelling Place

Where we live has had four different mailing addresses! For forty years, same house – same mailbox – same road –yet four different mailing address. Strange but true! Where we choose to dwell spiritually is worthy of consideration. God tells us, “Anger resides in the bosom of fools” (Ecclesiastes 7:9), and “Do not let the sun go down on your anger” (Ephesians 4:26). It’s shocking how many Believers – who have been thoroughly and unconditionally forgiven by God – choose to hang-on to anger and live in unforgiveness. How naturally [hence] easily we park ourselves by moments of infraction or offense! It’s like pulling our minds-emotions-hearts into a parking place in a dark and dangerous part of town. Solomon and Paul warn us: don’t park there! don’t dwell there! don’t live there! There’s a better parking place, a more pleasant and life-giving place: “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.” (Philippians 4:8). Now, there a wonderful dwelling place – where truth, honor, justice, purity, loveliness, honor and excellence rule! How lovely, O Lord, is Your dwelling place! (Psalm 84:1). There, in Him, there’s plenty parking places!