1 Corinthians 6:17 “whoever is united with the Lord is one with him in spirit.”
This must be a picture of where I stand and who I am becoming. There must be a dual sense in the verb, unified.
The Holy Spirit is in me.
I am hidden with Christ in God.
I am an adopted son.
These all speak of my position and connection with God.
Yet the passage talks about today and tomorrow.
I am united with Christ. I am called to stop conforming to the world and to have my mind renewed.
He empowers me to resist the deceiver and see him flee. He empowers me to resist temptation, accusation, and intimidation.
To become an overcomer I must learn how to walk with Him and I must recognize the poison in and brokenness of my soul. I must discern the deceiver’s prick that activates my pain.
The Spirit dwells within me. I can follow the Spirit, lean on the Spirit, call on the Spirit, ignore and grieve the Spirit of God within me.
Yet I cannot surprise him, for he knows me far better than I know myself. My brokenness and habits of sin are not unknown to him. No, in fact he is healing me, helping me to discern and helping me to overcome.
The Holy Spirit unites me with Christ. He is connected to me and all who believe, in a permanent unbreakable way.
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