~ Benefits of Being In the Godhead!
~
Those who
know me sometimes comment about the way I usually end my correspondence. For
many years instead of ending with “Sincerely Yours,” “Yours Truly,” or other
rather traditional endings I use the closing phrase, “In Him.” It is my only
“claim to fame”—that I am His child through no merit of my own! Consider some
statements from Scripture about our relationship in Him.
Faith In Him
~ “For
though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see
your good order and the steadfastness of your
faith in Christ” (Colossians 2:5).
Redemption In Him
~ “In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to
the riches of His grace” (Ephesians 1:7).
Accepted In Him
~ “to
the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved” (Ephesians 1:6).
Rooted In Him
~ “Rooted
and built up in Him” (Colossians
2:7).
Built Up In Him
~ “Rooted
and built up in Him” (Colossians
2:7).
Walking In Him
~ “As
you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him” (Colossians 2:6).
Complete In Him
~ “You are complete in Him, who is the head
of all principality and power” (Colossians 2:10).
summary: None of this should be surprising since, “In Him dwells all
the fullness of the Godhead bodily” (Colossians 2:9).
Can you
think of other “in Him” Scripture passages?
~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW
