You know that lonely feeling, when it seems that it is just you out there, paddling in a dinghy on a rough sea? Yes, you have called on the Spirit for comfort. And then you are put in remembrance: He is very near to you.
In fact, He is right beside you. We live in Him. We reside now in His full encompassing presence. He is saying to us now, “Lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the world.”
“In” means “inside” in the Greek. We literally are dwelling inside of this great invisible Spirit. He is known by many names: the Holy Spirit, the Holy Ghost, the Comforter, the Spirit of truth, Yahweh, the Father. He is our dwelling place. We are dwelling inside of His watchful love. Christ taught this. “Repent, for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand.” At hand. Reach out literally with your hand and you will benevolently pierce His invisibility.
He said, “I will never leave thee nor forsake thee.” I have read this verse many times, scratching my head, looking up at the heavens for Him, not realizing that my head and heart are connected to this Spirit who wants us to believe that we “live, move and have our being in Him.”
We move in Him, inside of the Spirit. His love is omnipresent. We need only speak to Him, saying a kind word to our Savior, telling Him how much we appreciate Him for loving us enough to die for us—even for the likes of us.
Before we believed the Truth, we did not know how to come in or go out. We were running about, lost, not knowing Him and His presence. We had no access to that nearness in which we sit now, at rest in the perfect balance of spheres and gravity. We are still now, at peace with our glorious God who is all around us. We breathe Him in; He is our oxygen. We see now that the Spirit is the breath we breathe.
And so, we can only say, “Thank You, for loving us. Thank You, for accepting us and launching us into Your Kingdom by Your tender grace and mercy. We now see that “we have our being in You.“
You’re near. Closer than near. And as we breathe in Your Spirit, we resuscitate and escape the deadening grind of the dead-in-sin. The dead groan, waiting to bury their dead. They are still asleep, waiting for their appointment with Your Love. They must keep trudging on in the present world system. You love them, and as we breathe You into our lungs [You are Agape Love], we love them, too. For we are all one in You. And You make it all happen by faith, by us just believing the report.
And so, the spiritual atmosphere begins to clear for this statement: “And He breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost” (John 20:22). kwh
Immortality Road 
BEAUTIFUL! And a much needed writing I so needed today.
Blessings Always Ken in the one who alone is our life.
Julia
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Thank you for such a beautiful reflection. It’s truly profound how His presence revitalizes us, lifting us from the despair of sin into the light of His love.
As we breathe in His Spirit, we’re not only renewed ourselves but also empowered to extend that love to others. Indeed, we’re all connected in His boundless love, and through faith, we become conduits of His grace to a world in need.
Let’s continue to believe and share this good news, letting His love shine through us.