“Christ in you, the hope of glory” (Col 1:27; KJV).
Wow, do you ever stop to think what that means to us as Christians? We have
Jesus on the inside of us in the form of the Holy Spirit (John 14:17). All that
Christ died for, all he rose for, his victory and power and authority are ours
(Matt 28:18).
We
find out what is ours in the Bible and he gives us his power (Acts 1:8) to be
all he wants us to be and to live the life that God lives (John 10:10). God’s
power works in us to bring about change (Phil 2:13; Phil 1:6). In fact, Paul
said that he could only boast about that which Christ had done in and through
him; everything else was of no significance (Rom 15:18).
If
you think about it, all we need to do as Christians is to rest in him (Matt 11
:28), study and believe his word (John 6:29) and cooperate with him as his word
and power change us, guide us, direct and use us for his glory.
Knowing
this, we should have such a heart to be in his word; to pray, praise and
worship him, give him thanks and hang on every word as we are taught by his
ministering servants.
It
sorrows me to look around our churches and see blank, impassive faces during
worship and hear gossip going on as we are taught the word of God. Christians,
wake up to who you are in Christ, what we have and what God expects of us.
We
are his hands and feet and voice in this earth. His will can only be done
through us. Be exhorted today, time is short.
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