“God has given me the responsibility of serving his church by proclaiming his entire message to you. This message was kept secret for centuries and generations past, but now it has been revealed to God’s people. For God wanted them to know that the riches and glory of Christ are for you Gentiles, too. And this is the secret: Christ lives in you. This gives you assurance of sharing his glory.” Colossians 1:25-27 (NLT)
Simple act of taking communion:
“So Jesus said again, “I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you cannot have eternal life within you. But anyone who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise that person at the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. Anyone who eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him. I live because of the living Father who sent me; in the same way, anyone who feeds on me will live because of me.” John 6:53-57 (NLT)
Now-a-days we give a wrong impression to people saying, accept Jesus then you will get all the things in this world and you will be very happy and blessed. But 50 years ago, when I was born again, I was taught that we are supposed to make Jesus as our Lord & Saviour. How Jesus is Lord over me? Before I was born again the centre of my life is ME and my life revolved around ME. But once I am born again I should keep JESUS as my centre of life and make a life revolving around JESUS.
For e.g. Imagine like this; in your heart there is a throne in which YOU were sitting in it. Once you are born again, make JESUS sit. And you stand next to Him and take orders. How is that? That is how you should live here after. JESUS is our example, He said, “I don’t do anything on my own. I will do only what My Father wants me to do.” John 5:19-20(NLT); John 6:38-40(NLT).
Simply relying on Jesus:
““Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing. Anyone who does not remain in me is thrown away like a useless branch and withers. Such branches are gathered into a pile to be burned. But if you remain in me and my words remain in you, you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted! When you produce much fruit, you are my true disciples. This brings great glory to my Father.” John 15:5-8 (NLT)
We have to totally depend on the Lord Jesus for everything and do not do anything without asking Him in your thoughts itself as He is enthroned in your heart right now, because you allowed Him there. The Lord will definitely talk to you in your thoughts itself and communicate with you to instruct and guide you. Without Jesus we cannot do anything right. This is the glorious hope we have, which was the mystery, but now revealed to us, His saints, that is Christ in us.