Today Someone...The Christ within us.

Today someone wants to share the Christ within us...

In life we just never know whom our Lord, Jesus Christ is going to have us ministering to when we are sensitive and obedient to His leading.

Therefore it is important for us to understand and be aware of the Gift of God, the fullness of Christ that is within us.

We need to allow Him to minister through us.

Our words and actions must originate from the Christ within.

There should be no input from the flesh as He is the Hand that does the ministering, we are simply the glove.

His are the Words that do the ministering, we are simply the mouthpiece.

We must have it settled in our hearts exactly Who we have within us and the extent of His power to minister to others through us.

The Christ within us must be glorified; …on the day He comes to be glorified in His holy people, He will be marvelled at as His glory is reflected in all who believe. (2 Thessalonians 1:10).

This includes us too because we believe that His glory is visible in us, His people.

Those whom we minister to are looking for something deeper in their lives, something that will satisfy their ‘thirst’. They are looking for a 'revelation' of Christ...the Christ they see within us.

As Jesus answered in the Scriptures, "Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life." (John 4:13-14).

He who believes in Me from his innermost being shall flow springs and rivers of living water. If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me. (John 7:38).

This response cannot merely be a declaration of doctrine, an announcement of our human understanding of a spiritual concept... it must flow from our life experience that He is the God who hides Himself in us...He is the Christ living within us… He is the source of the living water flowing through us.

We must live our daily lives as an example to others that our bodies are the dwelling place of our Lord, Jesus Christ. We must greet the Christ we see within others with His love and respect. We must be obedient to His calling.

He is our hope of glory!

Let us Pray;

Dear Lord,

You are the Christ in us,

Our Redeemer,

Our Saviour.

May others see Your Glory,

As Your love shines through us.

May Your graciousness

Be reflected in our lives.

We pray that the living waters

bubbling within us,

May draw those who thirst

To You for all eternity.

Lord, hide Yourself in us,

We are Your instruments of ministry.

You are the hand, we are the glove,

Use us now, we offer our lives to You.

Not our will but Thy will be done.

Amen.