Hello everyone! I want to highlight something that I’ve seen regularly among the people in Christ’s church. We don’t really know the difference between living in Christ and Him living in us. We think that one is a consequence of the other, no order necessary; which is proven wrong by the Bible. On Acts 5, we see several examples of what can happen when we walk on Christ. Acts 5:17-19, we see a miraculous example of the fact that we can do all through Christ who strengthens us. Then again, we see a physical manifestation of the same concept on 5:34-39.
What does it mean to walk in Christ? What does it mean to be with Him? It’s not just accepting Him, although it is a very important part of the process. On John 15:14, it states that to be His friend, we must obey Him. Obey what? We all know of the law mentioned in Deuteronomy. “You shall not kill, you shall not have any other god before me, etc.” When Jesus Christ comes to the rescue, He brings a new law into action. He says that only one commandment stands strongest from the others: “love others how He has loved them (John 15:12).
Although there are many steps to living in Christ and His perfect walk, I want us to meditate on this aspect first. Jesus wants us to love others, by loving others, we obey Him and as a consequence we are His friend. If we are His friend, we walk in Him and all is possible through Him, who strengthens us (Philippians 4:13), as opposed to Him living in us and us being completely unaware of His presence in our lives. Now I encourage you to think of a way to show Christ’s love this week. Feel free to post responses to this little experiment. =]
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