John 15:4 "Abide in Me and I in you."
Colossians 1:27 "To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory."
1 Corinthians 3:16 "Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you."
Galatians 2:20 "I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who lived, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me."
2 Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new."
1 John 4:4 "You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world."
When the soul surrenders itself to Christ, a new power takes possession of the new heart. A change is wrought which he can never accomplish for himself. It is a supernatural work, bringing a supernatural element into human nature. The soul that is yielded to Christ becomes His own fortress, which He holds in a revolted world, and He intends that no authority shall be known in it but His own. A soul thus kept in possession by the heavenly agencies is impregnable to the assaults of Satan.
At the altar of self-sacrifice,--the appointed place of meeting between God and the soul,--we receive from the hand of God the celestial torch, which searches the heart, revealing our real need of an abiding Christ. When we feel our heart need, when we long after the quickening influence of the Holy Spirit, Christ draws nigh to us. Self is crucified. Christ lives in us, and the power of the Spirit attends our efforts, then the soul is refined and elevated. Light from the heavenly sanctuary shines upon us, and we are enabled to exert an influence which is a savor of life unto life. By a union with Christ, by living faith, we are privileged to enjoy the efficacy of His mediation. We are crucified with Christ, buried with Christ, risen with Christ, to walk in newness of life.
Do you ask , "How am I to abide in Christ?" In the same way as you received Him at first. "As you have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in Him." "The just shall live by faith" Col. 2:6 and Hebrews10:38. You gave yourself to God, to be His wholly, to sevre and obey Him, and you took Christ as your Savior. You could not yourself atone for your sins or change your heart; but having given yourself to God, you believe that He for Christ's sake did all this for you. By faith you became Christ's, and by faith you are to grow up in Him --by giving and taking. You are to give all,--your heart, your will, your service,--give yourself to Him to obey all His requirements; and you must take all,--Christ the fullness of all blessing, to abide in your heart, to be your strength, your righteousness, your everlasting helper,,--to give you power to obey.
Christ works a change in our life that we sometimes are surprised when we realize what He has done. That's what happened to me, I shared it a few studies back, how all of a sudden I found myself full of love for people I wasn't ever sure I could love them. I had been praying for a heart full of love.
Now something else has happened, He has promised that when we make a complete surrender to Him that a new power takes possession of a new heart. He is faithful to warn us when we are about to step on dangerous ground, about to say something negative, when He wants us to talk positive and be happy, thats part of a new heart.
Go back and reread the promises at the beginning of this study, it's all there. Wonderful promises!
Grandma Joan
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