Consider the little word “in”.
Beyond the many descriptive names we have for God or the words we use
to somehow try and describe His mighty saving works, the little word
“in” may be one of the most powerful that we read in scripture.
Think about how this little word powerfully changes us. For example
there is a great difference in thinking about music and
thinking in music – one is a musician and one is not.
Likewise, knowing about the Bible does not mean I will think
biblically in the Bible, in fact knowing about Jesus
does not guarantee I am in Jesus.
This is much more than
prepositional word play, even memorizing the Word, without our being
in the Word does not make me a worshiper, just as memorizing a recipe
does not make me a Cook. We need “in”, we don't need more
knowledge “about” we need more “in”. When Jesus spoke to the
women at the well about worship He did not say that worship is about
spirit and about truth – Jesus said “Yet a time is coming and has
now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in
the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers
the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in
the Spirit and in truth.” (John 4)
Read John 15 this week and consider
the little word “in” prayerfully consider this word and how it
describes you and Christ. Are you in Him and He in You? Let's be
all in as we follow Christ Jesus.
In Christ
Pastor Eric
