The wind and the waves still obey Him. He stills the storm to a whisper and hushes the waves of the sea. He determines the number of stars and calls them each by name. He breaks forth like the dawning of a new day, and the night doesn’t deter Him either. He stretched out the Heavens and still, made His Home within us.

Eternal dwellings, dwelling deep within.

Perhaps, this is what it means to say that Christ in us is the hope of glory. For The One who reigns in splendor higher than the highest heavens was humble enough to descend from Eternity into time, and give us the gift of being able to experience Heaven within us. By virtue of who He is and entering into a relationship with Him, I feel deeply humbled and profoundly grateful at the thought that we don’t really have to wait until we make it Home, because The Home we seek dwells deep within.

He is near. He is within. He is above and beyond.

Omniscient, omnipresent, infinite; yet deeply personal.

In the vicissitudes of life, the truth that The Truth that sets me free is the same; yesterday, today and forevermore gives me immense comfort and strength. I realize that because HE is unchanging, I can rest. He was faithful through all my yesterdays bringing me into my today and has gone into all my tomorrows. He knows the end from the beginning, and has factored in everything required to ensure the fulfillment of my dreams and destiny. He is always working and arranging things behind the scenes so that when we see the manifestation of it all in the natural, it leaves us in even more astonishment, wonder and awe of the majesty of Our King.

Our King who reigns in glory and simultaneously is the glory within.

Because He is unchanging, therefore we can change and morph into all that He has created us to be so that we can do all that He has called us to do. For we know beyond a shadow of doubt that He will remain the same.

He will never leave us nor forsake us.

He will always be faithful to complete that which He has begun.

He will always make a way where there seems to be no way.

He will always remain true to us and to His promises over our lives.

He will shelter us, shape us and shepherd us through it all.

He will open doors no man can shut and shut doors no man can open.

He will counsel us and correct us.

He will prepare us for what He has prepared for us.

He will be an ever present help in times of trouble.

He will empower and equip us with all that we need to be fruitful in His desire for our lives.

He will go before and make all our crooked paths straight.

He will always love us.

Therefore, we can rest.

We can rest in Him just like a tree rests in the soil that made it. We can rest in Him and allow Him to grow our roots deep as we become sensitive to the still, small voice within. We can rest in Him till confusion gives way to clarity, and chaos turns to order. We can rest in Him till He becomes more real than the bedrock beneath our feet. We can rest in Him till we hear Him say, “You are My Beloved.”

He will never change His mind towards us and His heart is full.

And He never changes.

The world may change. The seasons may change. The times may change.

But He never will.

Enough to say,

“Who He is, is why we rest.”

Yesterday, today and forevermore.

Selah.