Acts 17:28

“For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.”

It amazes and frustrates me that I ever was of the mind set that my life was my own, that it was a choice to spend time with God. This would be done of course on Sunday’s at church, and during my private devotional times. I have come to realize through study of scriptures that this is erroneous thinking. It has always been God’s will to be In dwelling with his people, individually and collectively. 

We are to be In Him even as he is in us. Considered Acts 17:28, our lives are to be lived in him. Doing so does not diminish us or halt the things we wish to accomplish in and with our lives. In reality, living in him, enhances, and shows us a better way to achieve and excel. 

We have to stop viewing our relation with God as a revolving door, where we enter and exit at will. We are to enter and remain. 

So many times we set out on our own to conquer and achieve, and once we are on our way we pray for God’s blessings and covering. We should, indeed, do these things, but the prayer for God’s blessings and covering should occur first, then we move by faith, as he leads. This is apart of the benefits of living a life in him. Doing this also provides us more successes, not less.

To live, is to remain alive, and make ones home in a particular place.

To move, is to go in a specific direction, to change from on state, opinion, sphere, or activity to another.

To have my being, is to be a living thing. Or to do the activities of life.

It is wonderful to know that all of this can and should be accomplished in God. But we must understand that is does (and always has) caused separation from God. We cannot live a sinful life and believe that we do this in him. Gos is sinless, and does not dabble in it, at all. We are to strive to be the same. We must live a repented life. Yes we will make mistakes, and occasionally sin. But we must repent quickly (daily), and move on to the Glory of God.