The Mystery of Christ in You

The Apostle Paul wrote about a mystery that was being revealed in his day. It was the concept of Christ dwelling in the saints. We all have that ability to connect directly to the source of all that is. The creative source of the universe. It is the Christ, anointing that dwells within us. It lays dormant only because we do not recognize and exercise it. All of the power we need for life is found in this source, It is that part of us that is divine. Peter explained that we become partakers of the divine nature. I personally don't think that we fully appreciate and understand what that means. We, are too often guided by religious connotations imposed by the thinking and thought processes of men and women.

What it really means is that in each of us is the essence of the Christ or anointing that Jesus of Nazareth had. It will not be manifest unless we truly believe we possess it. We need to exercise the gift and realize that it is ever present and that we by virtue of this connection to the source are ever in the presence of God. Jesus demonstrated the way to access this. He completely set his ego aside when he died on the cross. The concept of dying to self is dying to ego. It is dying to being right and defending our rightness. Jesus surrendered his ego to those who wanted to do him harm. He was able to do this because of his unique connection to the source. Through him, we have that same connection to the divine and we can set our egos aside through faith.

Faith is the action that allows us to set our egos aside....to completely trust in a loving Father that wants the best for us always. We can surrender to the source.... Surrender to the source means setting our ego driven world aside. We may not be tested to the point of death, but connecting to and, believing in our connectedness to the eternal source will enable us to face the trials of life and emerge victorious.

God loves his creatures.....He loves us and wants us to acknowledge the Christ in us, knowing that it is our source of glory. The Kingdom of God is within us and at hand! Celebrate!