| Inside by Cathy Vinson |
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A good word to emphasize in this scripture is
"in": Christ in you....
When we are aware of our own inner vacuum, Jesus being the strong one within means
everything. Oh, to be strengthened with power IN our inner being, that Christ might dwell
in our hearts! (Eph 3:16-17)
We want to FEEL that strength; the mystery is that He IS inside of us through rebirth!
When we need someone and want them badly, what can we do? We want to be next to them,
embraced by them, surrounded by them...we would want to possess them. The very closest
examples pictured in nature are through "inside-ness." Consider mother and
fetus, man and wife. Our most intimate expression as the Church is found in Communion. We
take within the elements. We are taking IN of Him.
The accepted fact of Christ IN us is revolutionary. We are sufficient. We have been given
fullness in Christ (Col 2:10). We have all we need.
Assurance of this speaks out: "I can do all things through Christ who (within me)
strengthens me" (Phil 4:13).
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