Thought for April 18

[Thompson, Darryl]

     Christ became one flesh with us, in order that we might become one
spirit with Him. It is by virtue of this union that we are to come forth
from the grave,--not merely as a manifestation of the power of Christ,
but because, through faith, His life has become ours. Those who see
Christ in His true character, and receive Him into the heart, have
everlasting life. It is through the Spirit that Christ dwells in us; and
the Spirit of God, received into the heart by faith, is the beginning of
the life eternal.  Desire of Ages, p. 388