In Christ we are relaxed and at peace in the midst of the confusions, bewilderments, and perplexities of this life. The storm rages, but our hearts are at rest. We have found peace—at last!
~Billy Graham (1918- )
God far more dwells in me than if the entire sea
Would in a tiny sponge wholly contained be.
~Angelus Silesius (1624-1677)
So which is it?
Is Christ in me? Or am i in Him?
Yes.
And in terms of mystery, this one pretty much takes the cake. The One who created eternity, and enfolded Himself in it for the purpose of interface with existence – now FULLY dwells in the believer. And in just about the same way, we are in ALL in Him.
Oh by the way, this is a very good position in which to be.
Further, this is an infinite many-to-many relationship that cannot be explained within the four dimensions we can comprehend. And it is a relationship that very likely outstrips the constraints of the eleven dimensions physics now posits as existing.
One dimension here is the infinite protection afforded to the one who is one with The One who made this relationship possible. In Him, he takes our lives to incredible heights. We are not bullet-proof. No, bullets simply are not a relevant factor in our existence.
Additionally, we begin to have an actual effect in our environment. We pray and things happen. We love others and their lives get better. We share our meager supplies and people get blessed.
Then, He begins to accelerate our lives to immense velocities. We begin to do things we never, ever thought possible. We touch people’s bodies, and they are healed. We tell demons to leave, and they do. We speak the Gospel, and dead homo sapiens become eternally-living human beings. All glory to God alone!
All this is possible, because we live in Him. We move in Him. We have our being in Him. And as we dwell in Him alone – all things are possible. The possibilities are simply infinite. And without Him, these things are simply impossible.
So, there is here introduced, an infinite coefficient of friction. If we, even for a moment, pull away and out from under the protection of an infinite G_d, and then attempt to do any of these works in our own strength – we instantly become unable to accomplish them. It is like we try to take the paper airplane that we are, open the hatch, and jump out to continue flying alongside an X-15 hyper-sonic jet flying at full speed.
Not gonna happen. All these works take infinite strength. And we (in case you had not noticed) are not infinite.
Goofy, right? But how often do we try to do just this kind of thing?
Perhaps tonight, beloved, we could be persuaded of something. This is all about Him. He is the Source of strength. He is the Prime Mover. He is the Protector. It is Him who gives us the value and purpose we have always wanted. Anything we bring to the equation only brings in a turbulent drag that pulls us out of an infinite slip-stream of His power and grace.
