Take Off Your Sandals

Romans 8:16

The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God.

When we accept Jesus Christ as Our Savior, we become heirs to the kingdom of God.  At this moment, we are indwelled by the Holy Spirit.  The Holy Spirit then comes into agreement with our spirit that we are children of God.

There are several remarkable things are thus confirmed:  

1. As we are indwelled by the Holy Spirit, the presence of Almighty God is with us. "For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst." Matthew 18:20  

2. When we listen to and come into agreement with the Holy Spirit, whatever we ask shall be done by the Father. "Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by My Father who is in heaven." Matthew 18:19

3.  In our spirits, we are holy.  For wherever God is, is holy.  When God called to Moses from the burning bush, the first thing God told him was, "Do not come near; take your sandals off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.” Exodus 3:5  Some 40 years later when God appeared to Joshua as the Israelites besieged Jericho, He again said, “Take off your sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy.” Joshua 5:15

Protected by God's presence and empowered by His promises, we have greater power in our lives than anything that can come against us.  To access that power, we must "remove our sandals". We must acknowledge the holiness of Almighty God, surrender fully to Him and humble ourselves by releasing our earthly trappings and the pollutions of our flesh.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, we thank You for allowing us to become temples of the Holy Spirit.  We bless the name of Jesus whose blood washed us clean so that the Holy Spirit could dwell within us.  We rejoice in knowing that we live under the power and authority of Your presence in our lives.  We pray, Lord, for the grace and the strength to humble ourselves before You in awe of who You are.  We ask, Lord, that the world may see and benefit from Your holiness in us.