Paul said, “My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you.“ (Gal 4:19) The word translated, “formed,” means, “to inwardly realize or express.” In short, Paul desired for saints to inwardly realize and express the Christ who dwells in them.
Paul TRAVAILED that Christ might be formed in the saints. This reflected God’s mind in His inspired Word. Thus, we might ask: Is this our travail? The travail of the churches? To the contrary, many saints today are completely blind to the reality of Christ in us.
Paul also said, “For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.” (Rom 8:29) The Greek for, “conformed,” ought to read, “formed together.” Thus, we are not made into a copy of Christ. But rather, as Christ is formed in us, we are more and more formed together with Him — changed so that can we live in our oneness with Him.
If saints would grasp these few Truths – that Christianity is Christ in us, and that God’s purpose through Christ is to bring into an inward realization of Him, so that He can form us together with Him — then our entire concept of Christianity would change. No longer would it be about us, or about us doing things for God. It would be about Christ, and us growing to know Him. Thus, in turn, would change everything about our lives.