THE DAILY BLUEPRINT - 1.7.09

HOPE “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:13 NIV.

THE HOPE SERIES - PART 7
COLOSSIANS 1.27
To whom God would make know what is the riches
of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles;
which is CHRIST in you, the hope of glory!

Before Christ came -there was those who were called by God - a Holy Nation - Israel - these were those God had selected to be His people - and yet they rejected Christ His Son and to this day don't believe He is the Savior of the world - however because of this - the Gentiles could hear the message of Christ and be saved - it was no longer only for God's chosen - but for the whole world- this brought the hope to all - no one is left out if they confess with their mouths Jesus is Lord and live for Him in their lives - The hope of Glory is Christ in us - the fact is that Jesus now lives in us - those who trust Him as Lord and Savior - He takes up residence in our hearts by faith - I have been learning about the temple and the tabernacle in BSF - as we have been studying the life of Moses - and it was interesting to see that while the WORD calls our bodies the temple of the Holy Spirit - the truth is that the temple layout shows how this looks -
Christ dwells in our hearts if we put our trust in Him - He wants to shine in our lives -HE wants to show others the hope that we have through us - its not about us any longer -but all about Jesus Christ - our lives no longer belong to us - but to Him - He is our hope -
The fact that He would choose to live in us is amazing -its a Mystery says Paul - and that's the truth - Christ says it - so I believe it!Allow CHRIST to live in your today! That is the hope of glory!
BUILDING MOMENT: WHEN CHRIST DWELLS IN US AND WE ALLOW HIM TO - WE WILL SHINE FOR THE WORLD TO SEE HIS GRACE!
Because we have CHRIST - we are HIS temple!
1.67.09 - Building on the WORD
CHRIST WANTS TO DWELL IN YOU TODAY!