He Forms Himself In Us
Roll your works upon the Lord [commit and trust
them wholly to Him; He will cause your thoughts
to become agreeable to His will, and] so shall your
plans be established and succeed
(Proverbs 16:3 AMP).
The Lord Jesus is the Word of God made flesh.
Thus, the only way to receive Him in your life
is by receiving God’s Word. When the Word gets into
your heart, it imparts faith and effects changes. You
become the express image of His person; God forms
Himself in you through His Word. His words are His
thoughts passed to your spirit. That’s what the Spirit
explains through Paul in Ephesians 4:23 by telling us
to be renewed in the spirit of our minds.
Romans 12:2 says, “And be not conformed to
this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of
your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and
acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” The renewing
of your mind is simply exchanging your thoughts for
His thoughts. You replace your opinions with His, and
see from His perspective. In Christianity, we’re called
to express God; His thoughts, opinions, will and His
righteousness.
1 Peter 2:21 says, “For even hereunto were ye
called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving
us an example, that ye should follow his steps.” The
Father wants us to be like Jesus; we were born with
the same life, created in His image and in His likeness.
He’s the unveiling of the Father; the express image
of His person. He was God in the body of a Jewish
man from Nazareth. If you express His thoughts, will,
ideas, opinions, and righteousness, God also will be
manifest in you.
This is what God wants. He not only wants you
to have His life in you, He wants you to live it out. He
doesn’t just want to be there potentially; He wants to
be there in reality, walking, talking, blessing lives and
manifesting His glory through you.
Confession
I’m born anew with the life and nature of God. I walk, talk,
think and act like Him. I have the mind of Christ, and I manifest
His wisdom and glory in everything that I do. I think high thoughts:
thoughts that are true, honest, just, pure, lovely and of good
report. Glory to God!
Further study:
Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 2:16
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Acts 8:9-40
2 Chronicles 33-34
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Luke 2:21-32
Deuteronomy 17