“When the Son of God prays, He is mindful and consciously aware of only His Father. God always hears the prayers of His Son, and if the Son of God has been formed in me (see Galatians 4:19) the Father will always hear my prayers. But I must see to it that the Son of God is exhibited in my human flesh. “…your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit…”(1 Corinthians 6:19), that is, your body is the Bethlehem of God’s Son.
(My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers)
I was reading my devotional today which is My Utmost for His Highest that was given to me by a dear friend when Amy was in the hospital. Today’s entry struck me. Hard. Think on that selection that is above. Wow. I almost cannot even approach the true meaning of what Oswald is saying.
That my body is the Bethlehem of God’s Son.
Then I think about how I live my life and think about the decisions that I have made and I think how unworthy are we to have Jesus literally formed within us, so much so that when God looks at us he sees His son because that is who we are. Individually, Corporately, Globally. He sees Jesus in us.
Because He literally formed His Son in us.
That’s heavy.