What's in You?

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'Christ in you, the hope of glory!'

Think About This Today . . .

"The man who has struggled to purify himself and has had nothing but repeated failures will experience real relief when he stops tinkering with his soul and looks away to the perfect One. While he looks at Christ, the very things he has so long been trying to do will be getting done within him. It will be God working in him to will and to do." (A.W. Tozer)

Like you, I can become so discouraged because it seems that some things continually plaque me . . . but Tozer encourages me to take my eyes off myself, that it's really not about me . . . it is 'Christ in me the hope of glory!' (Colossians 1:27)

Christ in you, the Hope of Glory, Pt 2

"Christ IN me, the hope of glory!"

I've never been pregnant, but I've watched real closely as four different aliens invaded my wife's tummy (2 at one time! See pic . . . and, No, I never really wore glasses that were that dorky, those were goggles to make sure no alien juice got in my eyes!).

I can remember watching with incredible awe as those aliens twisted and turned and kicked, and the two even wrestled, all while being IN Cindy's belly! Amazing! I wonder if part of the reason God does it that way is to give us a glimpse of the spiritual in the physical.

Unlike in the Old Testament when the Spirit of God came upon or over people for a season to empower them . . . as a follower of Christ, the Spirit of Christ now resides IN you. Think about that a minute. Just as real as a child in a mother's womb, the presence of God lives IN us!

This is one of the coolest verses in the whole bible: "The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as He raised Christ from the dead, He will give life to your mortal body by this same Spirit living within you."

Wow, did you hear that! (And if you really want to get a taste of this power read all of Romans 8). He will give you LIFE!

Where do you need to be raised from the dead? What relationships or hopes or dreams have you allowed to begin to die? What fears or anxieties are killing you?

You can choose today whether to allow those things outside of you to control your life - or to allow the Spirit of God - Christ IN you - to give you life!

Tell us about how God is speaking to you?

Christ in You, the Hope of Glory - Pt 1

In Colossians 1 the apostle Paul says that there is a 'mystery (or, 'secret') that has been part of God's plan and is now being told to those who follow Jesus. This secret is: '"Christ in you, the hope of glory!"

As I've expressed to Creekers over the past weeks, I believe that this is the secret that He wants to use to unlock His fullest expression in our lives . . . and our church.
I want to take a look at this truth over a few posts.

'Christ.' The first thought. It begins with Him.

Jesus is the Alpha & the Omega. The First to rise from the dead. The Beginning and the End. The head over every power and authority. The First and the Last.

And God jealously desires to be first in our lives.

If you're a follower of Jesus, He will even allow whatever else you put before Him to taste like poo poo. If you don't believe me check out Philippians 3:8 in the Message (and yes, that is the literal translation!) He does so because He wants you to know that the abundant life is ONLY possible when He is first!

What first comes to your mind in the morning? Where do you first turn when you're out of money? Who do you look to first when you're frustrated?

Why do we go anywhere else? It all begins with Jesus being first in our lives.
Ask Him to be first . . . Your first thought of the day. Your first ally in the battle. Your first high-five in victory. Your first hope when life gets tough.

What are your thoughts on Jesus being first?