Receiving Christ
‘He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.’ John 6:56
Today’s Insight: John 6:47-59
Many thought that Jesus was speaking of cannibalism, but He was speaking of the spiritual man. Just as the physical man receives life from the food he eats, so the spiritual man receives life as he partakes of Jesus, the life of men (Jn. 1:4; 10:10; 14:6) or the ‘Bread of Life.’ Just as the life of a root is found in the soil, or a branch in the vine, or a fish in the sea, so the believer’s true life is found to be in union with Christ.
The Bible presents salvation as a life transforming experience. Change is one of the distinguishing characteristics of a true believer. Yet, failure to understand that this change takes place in the spirit first, and is then reflected in the outward thoughts and actions, proportional to the way we renew our minds, has caused much confusion. This change has to take place in our born again spirit. Why is that? If you were overweight before you got saved, you will be overweight after you get saved, unless you go on a weight loss program. Your body doesn’t instantly change. Also, your soulish or mental realm doesn’t instantly change. How you thought about things before you got saved will be how you think after you get saved, until you start renewing you mind. The only part of you that is left is your spirit. It is your spirit that is instantly changed at salvation. It is perfect (Heb. 12:23). It cannot sin (1 Jn. 3:9). Everything that is true of Jesus is true of our born again spirit. Your spiritual salvation is complete. At salvation, you receive the same spirit that you will have throughout all eternity. It will not have to be changed again or cleansed again. It has been sealed with the Holy Spirit (Eph. 1:13) and is therefore sanctified and perfected forever (Heb. 10:10, 14; 12:23). Jesus lives in the spirit of believers. All that He is will be available to you if you will depend on Him instead of your own abilities.
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Another inspiring devotional. I pray that this life of Christ that I have received cause me to live for Christ on earth even as I await to leave eternally with Him someday.
I thank God for His love, without Christ in us the Change in our physical body and behaviour won’t come to pass, We will stay the same. Christ in us is the drive to our change of being like Him, the renewal and transformation to a new person.
This makes me appreciate the need for renewal of the mind which is very important for believers. Romans 12:2 KJV (Be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God). We can be transformed from renewing our minds as born again Christian’s, and have Christ live in us and I believe through Him we can do all things.
Through Christ, we can change our behaviour and thought patterns. Our spirit is perfect after putting our faith in Jesus, but having an intimate relationship with Him helps me day by day to transform into the person God created me to be.
Than you very much for the insight.
As believers the message is truly simple
When our spirit is born again our soul and body remain unchanged and it is only through union with Jesus Christ our Lord and saviour (the very word) which helps us to be renewed in body and soul as well. I pray we all work out our salvation with fear and trembling and feed our minds with the word of God so it will be well with our body, soul and spirit .
As 1 Thessalonians 5:23 KJV) says
23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Very inspiring message today. Yes, Jesus lives in the spirit of believers. As Christians we should depend on Him rather than our own means of living. Only that way, will we truly live in Christ.