“To have found God and still to pursue Him is the soul’s paradox of love.” – Aiden Wilson Tozer
How do we live this Christ life in us every day? These posts will offer practical help for this most vital endeavor.
The light in us, if there is indeed light in us, is Jesus Christ Himself. We cannot experience the light of Christ in us if we do not experience the life of Christ in us. As John the apostle stated, "What has come into being in him was life, and the life was the light …
"I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. " -- Paul, the apostle, describing …
George MacDonald (1824 - 1905), the Scottish Victorian writer, started out in his career as a clergyman. He spent only a short few years in the pulpit before he left the religiosity of it all and turned to writing. He wrote a number of novels and many short stories, but poured himself into his poetry, …
The "Golden Thread" is a collection of writers who have written (or are still writing) about a life lived by the indwelling Spirit of Christ, a life of union with the Triune God and continual, conscious, conversational communion with Him. These writers, some of whom spent time or even died in prison for their New Covenant …
"Abide In Christ" by Andrew Murray. Whitaker House, publisher, 251 pages. Bottom line up front: This is an extraordinary book from an extraordinary writer. It is a must-read volume that, if read with a heart seeking the indwelling Christ, will bring the reader into the way of life for which we were created and redeemed. …
The post "In the Beginning...." dated September 29,2024, which you can read here, ended with these words: "Human life is now without hope because our divine operating system, the indwelling life of our God, is not present in us. We are not equipped to live successfully without that life in us. History has proven that …
Today is the western world's traditional Christmas Day. For the majority of people, it is mostly if not completely an irreligious holiday. Christ Jesus appearing as a human being has little or nothing to do with their celebration, if they celebrate anything at all. For many it is a day to look back on an …
How do we remain in a vital union, an abiding relationship in which we are in Christ and Christ in us? The path to living in this abiding life includes loving him with our entire being, more than we love self or any other person or thing. It is built upon our surrendering more and more …
Here's a question for you. What is the pathway to fully living the Christian life of holiness and obedience each day? Jesus Himself answered this question for us in His final discourse with His disciples on the night He was betrayed. In fact, Jesus explained different aspects of this pathway often, yet most Christians in the …
In the previous post, I wrote of our God's larger purposes for us and how when we pray for those as our most urgent priorities our lives will begin to align with His life and will in us. There are many purposes our God has in mind for us, purposes that fit under the three …
One Pursuit 