He received us by grace on the cross and opened the way for us to receive His Spirit by the gift of the same grace. He died for us and came to live in us. Bow at the foot of the cross and take it all in. Lift your heart and hands in the Upper Room and take Him in. Empty yourself of all that crowds Him out. Search yourself for all that competes with His Lordship. Let Him break you. Let Him mold you. Let Him fill you. Then He can surely use you.
“And although you were formerly alienated and hostile in mind, engaged in evil deeds, yet He has now reconciled you in His fleshly body through death, in order to present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach— if indeed you continue in the faith firmly established and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel”. Colossians 1:21-23a (NASB)
