Christ Dwells in Me

[Thompson, Darryl]

Christ Dwells in Me

     Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat
the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in
you. Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life;
and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is meat indeed,
and my blood is drink indeed. He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my
blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. John 6:53-56  

     To eat the flesh and drink the blood of Christ is to receive Him as
a personal Saviour, believing that He forgives our sins and that we are
complete in Him. It is by beholding His love, by dwelling upon it, by
drinking it in, that we are to become partakers of His nature. What food
is to the body, Christ must be to the soul. Food cannot benefit us
unless we eat it, unless it becomes a part of our being. So Christ is of
no value to us if we do not know Him as a personal Saviour. A
theoretical knowledge will do us no good. We must feed upon Him, receive
Him into the heart, so that His life becomes our life. His love, His
grace, must be assimilated.  

     It is not enough even that we believe on Christ for the forgiveness
of sin; we must by faith be constantly receiving spiritual strength and
nourishment from Him through His word. . . . "The words that I speak
unto you, they are spirit, and they are life." Jesus accepted His
Father's law, wrought out its principles in His life, manifested its
spirit, and showed its beneficent power in the heart. . . . The
followers of Christ must be partakers of His experience. They must
receive and assimilate the Word of God so that it shall become the
motive power of life and action. By the power of Christ they must be
changed into His likeness, and reflect the divine attributes.  

     It is by receiving the life for us poured out on Calvary's cross
that we can live the life of holiness. And this life we receive by
receiving His word, by doing those things which He has commanded. Thus
we become one with Him. 

>From My Life Today - Page 275