Christ within

[bluejay]

I've been thinking a lot lately about having "Christ within" my heart. Can others see Christ within my life? How would He be apparent in me?

I heard this morning about the need for salt and light in our lives. We need to preserve our faith & belief, and we need to exemplify the love of God, as shown through the life of Jesus. If we have openly declared we've accepted Christ into our hearts, others will be watching. It's so important to filter our thoughts, words and actions through our profession of faith.

I know I want to live that way, but all too often my human nature takes over. The more I am in fellowship with Jesus, though, the more likely I am to respond from His promptings. As His wisdom and Spirit have reign in me, I'm filled with His perfect love. That's my prayer for the weeks ahead.

The words to this song express my understanding of a Christ filled life.

I Then Shall Live

I then shall live
as one whose been forgiven
I'll walk with with joy
to know my debts are paid
I know my name is clear before my Father
I am His child and I am not afraid
So greatly pardoned, I'll forgive my brother
The law of love, I gladly will obey

I then shall live
as one who's learned compassion
I've been so loved, that I'll risk loving too
I know how fear builds walls instead of bridges
I'll dare to see another's point of view
And when relationships demand commitment
then, I'll be there to care and follow through

Your Kingdom come around and through and in me
Your power and glory let them shine through me
Your hallowed Name, O, may I bear with honor
And may your living Kingdom come, in me
The Bread of Life, O, may I share with others
And may You feed the hungry world through me

Amen!!!!

[Alan C]

bluejay said:

I've been thinking a lot lately about having "Christ within" my heart. Can others see Christ within my life? How would He be apparent in me?

Absolutely, if the things you are doing saying are Christ like in manner they will see those things, those things which are not in us humanly and that is how He will be apparent in you.

I heard this morning about the need for salt and light in our lives. We need to preserve our faith & belief, and we need to exemplify the love of God, as shown through the life of Jesus. If we have openly declared we've accepted Christ into our hearts, others will be watching. It's so important to filter our thoughts, words and actions through our profession of faith.

I know I want to live that way, but all too often my human nature takes over. The more I am in fellowship with Jesus, though, the more likely I am to respond from His promptings. As His wisdom and Spirit have reign in me, I'm filled with His perfect love. That's my prayer for the weeks ahead.

The words to this song express my understanding of a Christ filled life.

I Then Shall Live

I then shall live
as one whose been forgiven
I'll walk with with joy
to know my debts are paid
I know my name is clear before my Father
I am His child and I am not afraid
So greatly pardoned, I'll forgive my brother
The law of love, I gladly will obey

I then shall live
as one who's learned compassion
I've been so loved, that I'll risk loving too
I know how fear builds walls instead of bridges
I'll dare to see another's point of view
And when relationships demand commitment
then, I'll be there to care and follow through

Your Kingdom come around and through and in me
Your power and glory let them shine through me
Your hallowed Name, O, may I bear with honor
And may your living Kingdom come, in me
The Bread of Life, O, may I share with others
And may You feed the hungry world through me

Amen!!!!

You probably didn't need to ask you question because you have answered it in the rest of you post

[Emy]

The more I am in fellowship with Jesus, though, the more likely I am to respond from His promptings. As His wisdom and Spirit have reign in me, I'm filled with His perfect love.

I was just reading the thread about interceding in prayer and this part of your message seems to fit in with that. Responding to the prompting - being obedient - it is such an important part of being Christian!

Thank you for sharing with us, bj.

[Joe]

I have been thinking more and more lately about loving our brothers and sisters. That love really is the guiding light to our actions. If we love them as ourselves, we will treat them as we would want to be treated. The love of heaven will be evident in our life if we love like that.

Christ within is our goal, more about Christ would I know. Love is a motivating emotion, and if we let it guide us, I believe the spirit of it, the Holy Spirit will guide us into all truth. Having that within brings peace and that peace is what others around us can sense and desire to have for themselves.

[delh]

joe said:

I have been thinking more and more lately about loving our brothers and sisters. That love really is the guiding light to our actions. If we love them as ourselves, we will treat them as we would want to be treated. The love of heaven will be evident in our life if we love like that.

Christ within is our goal, more about Christ would I know. Love is a motivating emotion, and if we let it guide us, I believe the spirit of it, the Holy Spirit will guide us into all truth. Having that within brings peace and that peace is what others around us can sense and desire to have for themselves.

Joe I appreciated your thoughts on loving our brother. We were recently reading about Joseph's life. When he was sold into Egypt, it is fair to say that there was anything but love in his brothers heart toward him or even toward their own father. It was interesting to me to see the change that God had worked in their hearts when we read of them going to Joseph for bread. I thought of the tests that Joseph put them through to prove their love are not unlike the tests that God puts us through to prove our love for our brothers.

When they came back the second time with Benjamin, Joseph gave him much more than what he gave to the other brothers. But there was no longer any sign of envy and jealousy toward their little brother. An even stronger test was put to them when the golden cup was placed into Benjamin's sack. When the cup was 'discovered' , there was no blaming of Benjamin, but their testimony was God has found out the iniquity of us all. The final test was that Benjamin would have to stay. Judah pleaded that he could take the place of his brother. Why? Because he could not bear to see the anguish in his father's face upon learning that Benjamin did not return. Such a change from the time they brought Joseph's blood stained coat back to their father knowing it would tear his heart out--- and they didn't even care.

We can be so glad that God works with out wills to make us willing. He works in our hearts to make us care for Him and for our brother. We have total confidence that God will receive to himself every work that He has worked into our hearts and lives.

Del

[nancye]

Appreciate the above posts re: having Christ within, being responsive in an obedient way to the prompting of the Spirit, and loving one another.

Lately Paul's words in Acts 17 have been coming to mind. He was speaking on Mars' hill to those in Athens who were worshiping at an altar in which was an inscription 'TO THE UNKNOWN GOD'.
He told them about the 'Lord of heaven and earth' who does not dwell in 'temples made with hands'.
:25 "Neither is worshiped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth life, and
breath and all things; :26 And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on the face of the
earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
:27 That they should seek the Lord, haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not
far from any of us:
:28 For in him we live and move and have our being...
I really love that thought.

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