To Be Found In Christ

Good morning, and I hope your holiday weekend celebration continues. Before the time of Christ or after, those who believe long to be found in Christ. We were born in sin, we became reborn in Christ. We ask, seek, and knock, but the work of being found in Christ belongs to His Holy Spirit. Before rebirth, we had no chance of being found in Christ, for then we had no idea what it meant. Nicodemus struggled with the concept, asking how he could crawl back into his mother's womb. Truly, if we grew backward to baby size, and then were reborn of the flesh it would do us no good. To be found in Christ, we need a rebirth of the Spirit.

Like Nicodemus and many others before us, I have no idea how to be reborn of the Spirit. That is Christ's work in us, and I cannot explain or grasp the method or the means. I can say odd things like, "I need to grab the Spirit and enter into my prayer closet," but physically, I can no more grab God's Spirit than I can grasp outer space. What we have is faith, the evidence of things hoped for and the substance of things not seen. To be found in Christ is to be reborn to faith in Christ. I cannot save myself; I know through faith that Christ has saved me. The things of the Spirit I cannot hold in my hands, but faith reminds me that God holds me in His mighty hands. We believe in Christ, and we are found in Christ.

Have a godly day!
Bucky