He Lives In You
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and
that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
(1 Corinthians 3:16)
The Spirit’s communication in the verse above
is a very enlightening one. He emphasized a
similar thought in 1 Corinthians 6:19, drawing attention
to who we really are: “What? know ye not that your
body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you,
which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?”
Many in the Church today are ignorant of this
deep spiritual truth. If you’re conscious that the Spirit
of God, who is the conveyor of the blessings of God,
and of all that’s been given to us in Christ Jesus, lives in
you, how could you live an ordinary life? Even if your
body has been so bruised, broken, and ravaged by
sickness, disease or infirmity, meditating on this truth
will revitalise your whole being.
Romans 8:10 says, “And if Christ be in you,
(though) the body is (be) dead because of sin…the
Spirit is (gives it) life because of righteousness.”
The Spirit of God isn’t docile inside you; He’s active.
Actually, He perambulates in you. In 2 Corinthians
6:16, He said, “…for ye are the temple of the living
God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk
in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be
my people.”
Notice His choice of words: “I will dwell in them,”
that means settle down in them! He has set up His
headquarters in you, but that’s not all. He also said,
“I’ll walk in them.” “Walk” here is the Greek word
“emperipateo” and it means to patrol the boundaries
of a property in order to fix and replace any damaged
part or notify of any trouble. Part of the ministry of the
Holy Spirit in you is to ensure that anything that goes
wrong in your body is fixed. If it needs to be renewed,
He’ll renew it. No wonder He says, “…He who raised
Christ from the dead shall also vitalise your mortal
bodies by His spirit that lives in you” (Romans 8:11).
Become conscious that the Holy Spirit lives in you
in all His power; He’s all that you need. His presence
in you keeps you victorious over the devices of the
evil one and the corrupting influences in this world.
Hallelujah!
Prayer
Precious Father, how great thou art! I thank you for the
great honour and blessing of having the Holy Spirit live in
me; by virtue of His indwelling and abiding presence, I’m
infused with divine energy and supernatural wisdom to
do the will of God, and live triumphantly over and above
circumstances, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further study:
1 John 4:4; Acts 17:28
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
John 10:1-21
2 Kings 6-7
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Mark 12:1-12