The Master's Indwelling

Andrew Murray is a bit of a read, as he lived in the 1800's. The Master's Indwelling is especially sweet. It has to do with the dying of self. Which is putting God first. That's all it is, really. Full surrender and submission to God, Christ in you. THAT is the reward. It is the self-life which keeps us from God. Not that He is away. But as long as we are putting ourselves first, He won't touch us with a ten foot (3.048 meter) pole. Because it isn't right. We are He, but He is greater than we. The Sent cannot be greater than the Sender. So we shut up and listen to what we are, and present that to Him - as we are in His presence - as a model for Him to present. But above all we put Him (which may be love outward) in first place.