We have something available to us now that believers have never had before. After Jesus came and died on the cross for our sins, things had to be different. One of the benefits that we have now is that all three members of the trinity indwell us.
John 14:23
23 Jesus answered and said to him, "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We
will come to him and make Our abode with him.
Also Eph 4:6, 2 John 9
We’ve seen the principle that God has a specific, unique plan for each one of us. The fact that He resides inside of us is the guarantee that He is right there to work out all things according to His perfect plan.
John 14:20
20 "In that day you will know that I am in My Father,
and you in Me, and I in you.
John 17:22-23
22 "The glory which You have given Me I have given to them, that
they may be one, just as We are one;
23 I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected in unity,
so that the world may know that You sent Me, and loved them, even as You have
loved Me.
Galatians 2:20
20 "I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who
live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh
I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
Also in Romans
The indwelling of Jesus Christ is the guarantee of out eternal future. This fact should give you great confidence in your spiritual advance:
Colossians 1:27
27 to whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of
this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
1 Corinthians 3:16
16 Do you not know that you are a
1 Corinthians 6:19
19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who
is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own?
Also in Romans
God the Holy Spirit indwells every believer to provide a temple for the residence of Jesus Christ. He is also the one who gives us the means of executing God’s plan, directs and controls us, and teaches us the word of God.
John 14:26
26 "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in
My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all
that I said to you.
These are benefits available to us that Old Testament believers didn’t have! Our challenge as believers is to know these facts, and to use the power that’s been made available to us.
In His perfect plan, God has not only planned it for us, but He has provided the power to accomplish it.
2 Corinthians 4:7
7 But
we have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the surpassing greatness of
the power will be of God and not from ourselves;
Look at it this way. Let’s suppose you went snow skiing, and you were at the bottom of the mountain. You have a lift ticket, and the lift is right beside you. Would you take off your skis, and climb up the side of the mountain? Or would you use the solution that has been provided for you? Why should we try to accomplish things in our own power when God has provided the better way?!
God has given you the power to accomplish His perfect will for your life. You have unbelievable assets and abilities that other believers have not had. You need to understand that as a Christian, you have the responsibility to use what has been given to you.
Luke 12:48b
48 From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more.