The Narrow Way

God doesn’t visit where He’s not welcomed.
He doesn’t linger where He’s only tolerated.
But when He finds a people,
A heart,
A home,
A church…
that makes room for Him,
He rests there.

Because His presence isn’t meant to be an event.
It’s meant to be a dwelling.

Psalm 132:13–14 says,
“For the Lord has chosen Zion, He has desired it for His dwelling, saying, ‘This is My resting place forever and ever; here I will sit enthroned, for I have desired it.’”

God desires to dwell.
Not just to pass through.
Not just to visit once a week.
But to remain.

To fill the house.
To fill the heart.
To fill every corner of our lives.

But He won’t force Himself in.
He comes where He’s wanted.
He comes where space is cleared.
He comes where hearts are surrendered and agendas are laid down.

So the question is…
Are we building a place for Him to stay, or a place to impress?

Because the presence of God isn’t attracted to performance.
He’s drawn to purity.
To hunger.
To holiness.
To the simple cry of, “Abide here, Lord.”

Hosting His presence isn’t about volume.
It’s about reverence.
It’s not about perfection.
It’s about posture.

It looks like pausing before we move.
Waiting before we speak.
Honoring His whisper more than our plans.
It’s choosing to be more aware of His nearness than our needs.

When the Ark of the Covenant rested in Obed-Edom’s house, Scripture says in 2 Samuel 6:11,
“The Lord blessed him and his entire household.”
Why?
Because the presence of God dwells with honor.
It settles where it’s hosted well.

We don’t just need strategy.
We need the cloud.
We don’t just need programs.
We need presence.
Because one moment with Him changes more than a lifetime without Him ever could.

So we set the table.
We light the lamp.
We clear the noise.
We prepare a place not for the crowd… but for the King.

Let Him rest here.
Let Him fill this place.
Let Him be the priority again.
Let every wall become an altar.
Let every breath become a welcome.

Because the greatest honor isn’t being used by God.
It’s being a place where He dwells.