All In

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

(art by Chris Orr)