We Are In Jesus; Jesus Is In Us

Meditations for Seeking the Life in Christ

The Gospel of John

 September 11, 2024

 We Are In Jesus; Jesus Is In Us

When I am raised to life again,

you will know that I am in my Father,

and you are in me, and I am in you.

John  14:20

Today’s passage contains one of the most profound theological truths about God. But before we look at today’s text, we first need some background information to help us grasp this truth. In Matthew 16, Jesus was in the region of Caesarea Philippi when he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” You remember that Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” Do you also recall how Jesus responded to Peter? “Jesus replied, “You are blessed, Simon son of John, because my Father in heaven has revealed this to you. You did not learn this from any human being” (Matthew 16: 13-19) There are some truths about God that we cannot grasp on our own. We need God to supernaturally reveal His truth to us. We call such an experience with the Holy Spirit, Revelation Knowledge.

Now, let’s look at today’s passage. Jesus promises us the gift of his very presence in our lives. His presence, the Holy Spirit, our Helper and our Comforter, will teach us to dwell in God’s greatest Glory, the deepest theological truth of God:

Jesus and God are in each other;

we are in Jesus;

and Jesus is in us.

When the Holy Spirit quickens within our spirit, and we respond, “Yes and Amen” to this theological truth, this truth will be transformed from information to revelation knowledge. When we experience this revelation knowledge, we will grasp the meaning and power of praying in Jesus’ name. We don’t pray in Jesus’ name by tagging ‘in the name of Jesus’ at the end of our prayer. We pray in Jesus’ name when the substance of our prayer expresses the Glory of God in Christ, when our prayer exemplifies the very life of Jesus.

My Takeaway: When our heart aches for the things for which Jesus’ heart aches, when our heart desires the things Jesus desires, when our heart loves the way Jesus loves, we pray in Jesus’ name. 

Sē’lah

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

 

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com.

 

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