He is in you, unless you fail the test:
2 Corinthians 13:5
5
Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or
do you not recognize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you—unless
indeed you fail the test?
Colossians 1:27
27 to
whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery
among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
Do you pass the test? Do you know
for certain that Christ is in you? If not, then you can know for certain by
asking Him to come in and take control of your life.
This book of course assumes that He
is in you and that you don’t fail the test. No student wants to fail the test,
and this is one test you want to make sure you pass. Assuming that He is in
you, what can we say? That He is your hope of glory. This is not an “I hope I
make it to Heaven”. It is a confident expectation that your destination is
Heaven.
It was a mystery to the men and
women of old. How could God Himself live inside you? But God said He would put
His Spirit within us. The great people of old had the Spirit with them, but we
have Him in us. John was told that He upon whom the Spirit came and remained
upon that was to be the Christ. They knew about the Spirit coming upon people.
He even came upon King Saul after He had strayed, and King Saul prophesied.
However, the Spirit didn’t remain with Saul. He stays within us forever.
If you could hear God speak to you, I believe this is what
He would say:
"I am
not some God who is far off, but One who is near; even in your heart. Do not
look up trying to find Me, but look inward and there you will find Me if you
seek Me with all your heart. You are Mine, if I am within you. You have My
stamp upon you. My Holy Spirit is the seal of approval upon your heart. You are
Mine forever as long as you will have Me.”
36. Christ is within
me. Therefore, I pass the test and have Him as my hope of glory.
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