“The more you live in My heart and I in yours, the greater the fruit will be.” (Inner Word)
Do we desire to live our earthly lives in such a way that they bear abundant fruit—fruit that will follow us into eternity? Here we are shown a path, for the Heavenly Father offers us His heart for this very purpose. It is not a difficult path that demands endless effort from us. No, it is a simple path of love, an intimate communion with our Father and He with us. The fruit of this will grow and ripen almost of itself, for God Himself will bring it forth.
Everything our Father touches becomes alive through His love. We ourselves are created in His image. When our hearts remember this with gratitude, they open to His presence and begin to discover it everywhere. Gratitude becomes a key to recognition, and the heart fills with joy in simply being. In this way, it becomes easy for our Father to dwell in our hearts. He knows He is welcomed by us.
In response, we earnestly strive to offer Him a pure dwelling place, and under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, every area of our heart is purified by love. Our Father’s heart has turned toward us and drawn our hearts to Himself. Now our Father has not only taken up residence in our hearts, but we also have free access to His heart and take the place He has always prepared for us. From now on, everything is sustained by this shared love, and the fruit will remain—just as Jesus said: “He who abides in me, and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit.” (John 15:5)