God calls us to be disciples of Jesus, building community through
service and fellowship and sharing the love of Christ with all.
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“Christ Lives in Me”
What an amazing fact that Christ lives within me! “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” (Galatians 2:20) In that verse,
Paul is saying that Christ is not over there, apart from us, but Christ lives in each one of us. You probably remember the story of Paul. According to early records, Paul persecuted early followers of Jesus in the region of Jerusalem. In Acts in the Bible we learn that Paul, as he traveled from Jerusalem to Damascus, had in mind to arrest these followers and bring them back to Jerusalem. All of a sudden, the resurrected Jesus appeared to him in a great light. Although he was struck blind, after three days, Ananias helped him to regain his sight. From that point on, he proclaimed Christ as the Son of God. He went on to found several churches in Asia Minor and Europe. Paul’s life was changed by his belief in Christ and his professing that Christ lived in him.
Can you imagine a world where everyone acknowledges that Christ lives in each and every one of us? What love would reach out to every neighbor! What peace there would be in the world!