It’s a very rainy day here today. I am enjoying the house we are living in because there’s no leaks when it rains. Also, inside the house there are no spiders, spider webs, no cockroaches, no bugs, no ants or creepy crawlies. So this tells me the house is tight and secure. With some large glass windows in our sitting area, it is a joy to see the rain outside pounding against the glass, to see the wind blowing in the trees and yet to remain completely dry and cosy as though inside the house were a bright sunny day. This reminded me today of what it is like to be in Christ.

I don’t know about you, but sometimes when I step out in faith and speak something that I feel is led by the Spirit I end up being pretty bombarded for a good few days with accusations from the enemy. Stuff like “you’re a trouble maker”, “you think too highly of yourself”, “you should be quiet” and so on. Subsequently it can be a challenge to stand in the face of these things. However, when these things occur, how good it is to be reminded by a brother or sister in the Lord, of our position in Christ.

For instance, sitting inside the house this morning while the darts of rain smashed against the glass windows, my darling husband reminded me. “This is where you are. You’re inside. You’re safe. You’re in Him”.

How good and pleasant it is when we wash one another’s feet – i.e. speak the Lord’s life to one another, washing away the muck of the spirit of this world. And how grand it is to be inside of Christ – safe, warm, comfortable, protected, at peace and rest, like a bright sunny day, every day.

How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!” (Isaiah 52:7)