Reflections
How does Jesus Christ dwell in a person? Not physically, but spiritually.
Paul says:
He that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit (with Him). (1 Cor 6:17)
A Christian is a person in whom Christ dwells – one who is, “joined to the Lord.” The Greek word for, “joined,” could rightly be translated, “glued, or cemented.” We are being told that Jesus Christ has made us one with Himself – our human spirit has been joined with His Spirit. This is HOW Christ is IN US; it is HOW we are in Christ.
If we are joined to Christ, then we are joined to all that is in Christ – we are joined to LIFE HIMSELF. This is why we are alive. We are not given a THING or a classification called, “life.” We are given Christ, who IS our life.
Once we are joined to the Lord, the Christian life is then a matter of growing to discover Him; of having Him formed in us. It is a matter of the Living Person of Christ coming to govern us and manifest Himself through us. But none of that is possible unless we are first joined to the Lord and He is our life.