"Jesus answered and said unto him, if a man love me, he will keep my words and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him and make our abode with him." (John 14:23)
I knew a long time ago that wherever i am is God's headquarters, because Jesus said He and the Father would make their abode in the heart of the one who loves Him and keeps His Words. As I meditated on this several years in prayer, loving Jesus became real to my spirit and I understood what Paul meant when He said, "For the love of Christ constraints us..."(2 Corinthians 5:14). What he meant was that our love for Christ compels us.
Colossians 1:26-27 says, "Even the mystery which has been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints: To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of Glory." This is the secret of the key: Christ in you. This was what Jesus meant when He said, "when a man loves me, my father will love him and we will come and make our home with him." You become a Christ in you person. Christ takes up His abode in the quarters of your heart. Where will that take you?
Let's read Colossians 1:28-29: "(Christ) Whom we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus: where unto I also labor, striving according to his working, which works in me mightily." The Apostle Paul understood this and acknowledged that he functioned and operated by the working of God that worked in him mightily.
No wonder he said, "I can do all things through Christ that strengthens me." With this consciousness, you realize that certainly, nothing is impossible because anything is possible. It is all about Christ in you, working in and through you. You'd never have to struggle for anything, because He is working mightily in you, causing kings to obey you and everything you do to succeed. The secret, however is loving Him. When you do, He will set up his headquarters with you and your life will be from glory to glory, you will become fruitful and productive in all things.
Further Study:
Romans 5:8
2 Corinthians 5:15
Andy Agim
Christ Realities
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