“Christ In You” Is Everything
To whom God would make known what is the
riches of the glory of this mystery among the
Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory
(Colossians 1:27).
The Spirit, through the Apostle Paul, reveals
a very important truth about Christianity in
the verse above. He says, “Christ in you, the hope
of glory.” To have the vital knowledge, and live with
the consciousness that Christ lives in you, is one of
the greatest things that could ever happen to you as
a Christian. It is, in fact, your solution to all problems
and answer to all questions. Christ in you is everything.
If He’s not in you, your troubles, struggles, sufferings
and problems are “justified.”
Consider the amazing truth in Romans 8:10: “And
if Christ be in you, though your body be dead because
of sin, the spirit gives it life, because of righteousness.”
This means Christ in you is your healing and health,
your deliverance, wholeness, and preservation.
The Bible tells a very interesting story about Peter
in Acts 9:33-34. Peter was out visiting the brethren,
and he got to the house of a man named Aeneas who
had been sick of the palsy for eight long years. In that
condition, he had received the Gospel and believed
in Christ but was still paralyzed
Peter looked at the man in his incapacitated
state, and said, “Aeneas, Christ makes you well; get
up!” Peter didn’t pray for the man to be healed! Peter
understood that the one in whom Christ dwells can’t,
and shouldn’t, be paralyzed, and he proved it.
As a child of God, because Christ is in you, you
have a right to walk out of any pain. You have a right
to walk out of darkness. You have a right to walk out
of poverty, lack, and want. How do you walk out?
It’s simple: Just stop thinking, talking and acting like
the man who’s poor, sick, broke or defeated. Right
away, renew your mind and start thinking, talking, and
acting as one who’s healthy and strong, prosperous,
victorious and blessed.
That’s the way to demonstrate your faith in
the Word and in the greater One who lives in you.
Hallelujah!
Confession
Blessed Father, you’ve granted me grace and ability in Christ
Jesus, to reign and rule in life! I can do all things through Christ,
whose glory and righteousness are revealed in and through
me today! Christ in me is my assurance of a life of continuous
triumph and eternal glory. Blessed be God!
Further study:
1 John 4:4; Philippians 4:13; Colossians 3:1-4
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Deuteronomy 33-34
Luke 7:1-35
2-YEAR BIBLEREADING PLAN
Romans 3:20-25
Psalm 97