CHRIST IN YOU

Elizabeth I. Abaye

To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. Colossians 1:27 NIV

It is true that Christ ascended to heaven to the father, it is absolutely true that He is at the father's right hand, but Christ is not only in heavens, neither is He only in the atmosphere, but Christ is in you. Yes Christ lives within every believer, He has made their body His home.

In 1Corinthians 3:16 Paul tells us again, Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? NKJV

Now if Christ Spirit lives in you, do you think He is there doing nothing? Or is He there to cause you harm, pains, shame, affliction, poverty and sorrows?

 Beloved; Christ in you is not the hope of evil but the hope of glory. His presence in any life brings orderliness and glory. His presence in any case or challenges brings solution, His presence turns shame into honour, He turns disappointment to appointment, affliction to sound health, and turns poverty to riches.

Christ in you brings into your life the Kingdom life of the heavenly Father. Everything about the living Christ is glory, and what He is, is exactly what He gives..... GLORY. We bring insult to God when we see Him as One who gave us the Spirit of His Son for negativities and insufficiency. We misrepresent Him when all we show case of Him is a God who cannot bless His people, a God who is incapable of healing, a God who fills people with poverty, a God who frustrates the efforts of His people.......

We must change our view of God if we want to see this awesome glory He has brought into us come to it's full manifestation. God is a wonderful God and whatever He does are wonderful, awesome, and marvelous things. God is a good God and all His doings are good.

By the indwelling of Christ in you, you are united as one with Him, thus your human nature is joint with Divinity and this makes you unique, and beyond ordinary and sets you up for the glorious life. Christ in you and I is the essence of living the glorious life right now in this world, conquering every ground, winning every battle, excelling in all aspects of life.