Christ in us

"To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory" Colossians 1:27. 

Since the fall, God never left people. He made a perfect plan to reconcile people to Him. All the prophets in the Old Testament prophesied about the coming of Messiah who would redeem people from the bondage of sin. The law of Moses couldn't do the job. It can only reveal the sin, but did not give power to overcome it. The sacrifices that were offered for the forgiveness of sins were not perfect. The consciences of people were not free from guilt.

Eventually, the long awaited Messiah came, gave us His teaching, was crucified and resurrected from the dead. Now, those who repent and believe in Him have a perfect forgiveness of sins. His blood cleans us from ALL unrighteousness. Most Christians know that. But a lot of us miss a very important fact. That is the ultimate secret that the apostle Paul often shared in his letters to various churches (over 200 times). That fact is that Christ lives in the believers. He is always there. He doesn't just show up every twenty years like He did with Abraham. No, every second, every minutes, and every hour of the day Jesus lives inside of us by His Spirit. This is the mystery the prophets wanted to see. The Creator of the Universe is not somewhere far away. He is not just with us. No, He lives inside of us. That is the greatest part of the redemption. And Christ living in us, makes us more like Him daily. Let our eyes be open to see the truth. It would change us forever.