Isaiah 57:15 says, “For thus says the High and Lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him who has a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite one.”

As I began to meditate on this verse, my mind stopped at ‘who inhabits eternity.’ I thought, ‘but wait, He dwells in me.’ The Hebrew for inhabit means: to settle down, abide, dwell, tabernacle, reside.

John 15:1-8 is all about abiding in the Vine. Verse 7 defines what it means to abide. The Amplified says, “If you live in Me (abide vitally united to Me)…” Isaiah 57:15 goes on to say, “…I dwell in the high and holy place, with him who has a contrite and humble spirit…”

John 15:5 in the Amplified ends with, “…apart from Me (cut off from vital union with Me) you can do nothing.” When that truth is like wallpaper in our hearts, we will remain contrite and humble. Remember ~ God gives grace to the humble.