🌙 Evening with GodPastor Xutene Wanakaija · 8 min 05 s
What Is God Rebuilding Inside You?
“We have been redeemed to be God’s dwelling place.”
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The video starts in French. The English voice is an automatic AI dub, made by YouTube, of Pastor Xutene Wanakaija's original French teaching.
Original teaching in French · aired October 28, 2026 · free to watch
How can you let God restore your inner life?
“The work is great,” David said about building the temple. The message gives two reasons: the damage of sin, which turned God’s flawless work into a real mess, and the work that still remains to be done inside a person after redemption. The Holy Spirit and the Cross work together to restore this palace meant for God.
This message is for you if…
- you see the damage sin has done in your life
- everything looks fine on the outside but not on the inside
- you want to become God’s dwelling place
Summary
God has redeemed us to be His dwelling place. What work still needs to happen within us? Beginning with David's words in 1 Chronicles 29:1, Pastor Xutene Wanakaija uses the image of a palace being restored to explore God's work in the believer.
The message distinguishes redemption from the continuing work of inward restoration. Sin has left disorder within us, and the Holy Spirit and the Cross work together to clear away what does not belong and form the character of Christ.
The pastor describes the Cross as a principle of life: giving God every right and the freedom to live His life in us. This evening reflection invites us to yield room for that work and honor the Holy Spirit's ministry.
Key points
Pastor Xutene Wanakaija teaches in French. Quotations below are EPLV translations; open “Original French” to read his exact words.
A great work
“The work is great. Why great? For two reasons.”
Translated from French ·
Original French
« L'ouvrage est considérable. Pourquoi considérable ? Pour deux raisons. »
A real mess
“man, as God first created him, is a flawless work. He has become a real mess.”
Translated from French ·
Original French
« l'homme au départ, créé par Dieu, est un ouvrage impeccable. Il est devenu un véritable gâchis. »
To restore is to make new again
“it means to fix up, to make new again.”
Translated from French ·
Original French
« c'est retaper, remettre à neuf. »
God looks at the heart
“Man looks at what strikes the eyes. God looks inside. God looks at the heart.”
Translated from French ·
Original French
« L'homme regarde à ce qui frappe les yeux. Dieu regarde dedans. Dieu regarde au cœur. »
A palace for God
“God wants to dwell in a palace, but the palace has to be fixed up, it has to be restored.”
Translated from French ·
Original French
« Dieu veut habiter dans un Palais, mais il faut que le Palais soit retapé, soit restauré. »
The Holy Spirit and the Cross
“So the Holy Spirit and the Cross must clean up all the damage,”
Translated from French ·
Original French
« Donc, le Saint-Esprit et la Croix doivent nettoyer tous les dégâts, »
Scripture in this message
📖 1 Chronicles 29:1
“My son Solomon, the only one God has chosen, is young and of tender age, and the work is great.”
Translated from the French Bible quoted in the message ·
Original French
« Mon fils Salomon, le seul que Dieu ait choisi, est jeune et d'un âge faible et l'ouvrage est considérable. »
📖 Psalm 23:3reference identified by EPLV
“He restores my soul.”
Translated from the French Bible quoted in the message ·
Original French
« Il restaure mon âme. »
📖 1 Samuel 16:7reference identified by EPLV
“Man looks at what strikes the eyes.”
Translated from the French Bible quoted in the message ·
Original French
« L'homme regarde à ce qui frappe les yeux. »
Put it into practice today
- Give the Holy Spirit all the room.“let us honor the glorious ministry of the Holy Spirit by giving Him not only room, but all the room.”
Original French
« honorons le glorieux ministère du Saint-Esprit en lui cédant non seulement la place, mais toute la place. »
- Let the Cross clean and the Spirit build.“Then the Holy Spirit comes and builds the edifice.”
Original French
« Alors, le Saint-Esprit vient et construit l'édifice. »
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Evening with God · October 28, 2026 · Pastor Xutene Wanakaija · EPLV · see this day in the calendar · Lire en français