It’s a rather plain house that sits on a busy main road. With no distinctive characteristics, this home is easy to ignore. But as I drove past it the other day, I noticed a “For Sale” sign in the garden. Attached to the sign was a smaller notice that happily announced that it was great on the inside. While I’m not in the market for a new house, that notice made me think. What could make this otherwise forgettable house great inside?

It also made me wonder: could that notice apply to us as followers of Jesus? Think about it. No matter what we look like on the outside, shouldn’t there be within us a greatness that reveals God’s love and work in our lives?

What does the Bible say about inner greatness? We might start with Romans 7:22, which says, “In my inner being I delight in God’s law” (niv). A few verses later in Romans 8:6, Paul speaks of a Spirit-controlled mind that is characterised by “life and peace”. And in Galatians, we see that letting the Spirit take charge of our inner being will build in us the “fruit of the Spirit” (5:22), an incredible list of qualities such as love, joy, peace, patience and kindness.

Delighting in Scripture and allowing the Spirit to work in us will make us look good on the inside—and will result in a life that honours God.

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Dave Branon

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