Dwelling In Christ

Believers see the light and they understand it for a moment. They walk towards the light as they answer the call to be saved. They come to the light and accept salvation but then stop short of total surrender. They never truly come "Into Christ" and surrender their own will to His will. They walk into the dimly lit room of religion and forget all about relationship. But it is only in relationship that you truly come to know Christ and walk into your calling.

You can accept salvation and still never walk into victory. You can be saved and lost all at the same time.

So how do you do that? How do you walk "In Christ" all the time? How do you experience this kind of freedom and security? By staying focused on the mirror.

That is what it means to be "In Christ". Christ is the light of life and to be "In Christ" is to walk in his grace and his forgiveness and his abundance. To be “In Christ” is to allow His image and His love to heal you, hold you and keep you.

As you follow the perfect image of Christ you grow into the person you were meant to be. You choose His ways instead of your ways. You follow His Words instead of your words. You choose His path instead of your path. And pretty soon you begin to see the light grow brighter and clearer and the blessings in your life start to overtake you. Finally you realize in this newfound freedom that you really were a prisoner after all. You were a prisoner of your own thoughts, your own demons and your own pride. But thanks be to God, “In Christ” you are free.

Remember the room of darkness now that is your sin nature as I read from the book of Romans. Hear what it means to be trapped in the power of sin and death. Christ has given us freedom from this oppression and it is only those who are brave enough or broken enough to surrender to His will that can ever find the key to true liberty and enter into His light that offers freedom from the worries of the world.

READ ROMANS 8:1-8

Being "In Christ" does not mean you accept the gift of grace and then continue to live in the dark room of sin. Christ saved you from sin and death not so that you could continue your sin and disgrace His name but that you would accept His gift and move onto a better way.

Being "In Christ" does not mean you trust God to save your soul and then live in fear of how you will save everything else in your life. To walk in the light means to allow Christ to heal every wrinkle and soothe every scar. You have to give Him time to heal your life. It did not become damaged in a day, and it will not be mended in a month. Keep the scar as a reminder of what He brought you out of and a promise of where He is taking you.

Being "In Christ" does not mean you pay your tithe and go to church once a week and thereby get a “free pass” into heaven.

Just because you go to church does not mean you are dwelling in the light of Christ. Religion does not help you grow in your purpose, relationship does. How much time you spend on your knees before His throne is much more relevant than how long you sit in a church seat or how much you put in the tithe box.