https://odb.org/MY/2022/10/16/the-indwelling-christ
After Jesus died on the cross of Calvary for our sins, He rose again 3 days after and was victorious over sin and death. He appeared in His glorified body (that is the hope of our salvation) to His disciples and believers for 40 days before He ascended to heaven to be with the Father. 10 days after His resurrection, the Holy Spirit came on earth on the day of Pentecost. His second coming to mark the end of this age is highly anticipated by all believers throughout the ages where He will come again in His glorified form to rule the earth.
Until His second coming, He had promised and had sent us another advocate, the Spirit of Truth to be with us. The Holy Spirit thus lives and dwells in all believers and will transform us from within more and more into the image of Christ. That is why it is impossible for a believer not to be transformed after receiving Christ in their lives. No doubt we have our own will but if we resist the changes brought by the Holy Spirit all the time and if our heart is always unrelenting and hard, why do we even accept Jesus in the first place? Surely if Jesus is our Lord and Saviour, we will let the Holy Spirit work in our lives. In fact, we want to be transformed. We want to give our fullest cooperation to fulfil the Father’s and Christ’s aspirations, plans and purposes for our lives.
Christ via the Holy Spirit dwells in us. There is power and might. The Holy Spirit made the Apostles bold and filled them with power although they were initially discouraged and were fearful of their fate after Jesus died on the cross. But after the day of Pentecost, they became bold to proclaim Christ crucified and resurrected and many more were added to their midst daily as they themselves moved in signs and wonders. Millions and millions of lives have been touched throughout the generations over the past 2,000 years.
I think I am as guilty as the next person. We may not have been fully cognisant and may not have actively and purposefully allowed the Spirit in us to change and transform us. We know God and yet we resist His attempts to make us more like Him. Shall we make a change in our heart this morning as we go to church to worship Him? Make it our resolve to be more like Christ and to allow the Holy Spirit to do His work within us like the seed of the egg transforming itself into a chick. Allow the seed of faith in us to grow like a tree who is planted by streams of water that is fruitful every season! Blessed Sunday, everyone!
Ronnie's Thoughts 