Let Christ be Formed in You

I want to speak to you today about the need to have Christ formed in you.

[Galatians 4:19‭-‬20 KJV] “My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you, I desire to be present with you now, and to change my voice; for I stand in doubt of you”.

It is important to understand that there are two worlds; This present world and the world to come.

Now you need Christ to be formed in you for two reasons;

1. To give you a competitive advantage to gathering enough resources in this present world to meet needs and
2. To taste of the power of the world to come before we enter in there.

You must understand that Christ is the wisdom and the power of God that empowers all those who receive Him, even those who believe on His name to become the sons of God. Christ is that wisdom and power of God that empowers us and gives us a competitive advantage in competing for the scarce resources to meet the insatiable needs of man.

We all know that man has insatiable needs and we are all competing for the scarce resources to meet those needs. Everyman on the face of the earth is running after these scarce resources to meet their needs. Having Christ formed in you does not only give you a competitive advantage in life but also you get to taste of the powers of the world to come (See Hebrews 6:4-6¹).

Any man who disobeys Christ is not wise. We don’t just come to church for coming sake. We come to pray, to worship, to hear, to do, and to give towards the building of the kingdom. That is why the Bible says that it is the doer of the word that is blessed and not the hearer.

When Christ is formed in you, you have the light that enlightens every man who comes into the world and you become the light of the world. This is why many have become fools; they have rejected Christ who is the wisdom and the power of God. Many have become fools and losers because they have rejected the word of God. Our greatest advantage in life comes through Christ in us.

The Bible says that “Christ in anyone of us is the hope of glory.” Without Christ in you, there is no hope of glory. You will end up in shame if you don’t allow Christ to be formed in you. Only Christ in you is the hope of ever walking in the corridors of glory.

How then can Christ be formed in you?

1. Through Baptisms:

We become one with Christ through baptisms; both water and Holy Spirit baptisms. Through baptism, we become one spirit with Christ. The Bible says that “he that has not the spirit of Christ is none of His.”

2. Through the Communion:

The bread and the cup we bless is our connection to the eternal life of God. John 6:53-58² teaches that he that eats the flesh of Christ and drinks the blood dwells in Christ and Christ dwells in him. The communion is an important part of having Christ formed in you. Through the Lord’s table, we become one spirit with the Lord.

3. Through the Word:

Christ is the Word that was with the Father from the beginning, hence, those who have the word have Christ in them. When you receive the word, you are cleansed. The word washes and makes you clean.

4. Through prayer and quiet times:

The fellowship of the Spirit connects us to Him. As we spend time in His presence, we are changed into His image. We are changed into the same glory as we behold.

5. Through the church

The final point of connection is the church. The church is the body of Christ, so anybody connected to the church is connected to the body. Through our connection to the church, we are connected to the body of Christ.

I will encourage you to be connected to Christ, and not just connected but also allow Him to be formed in you; this is your only hope of glory. I encourage you to pray that Christ will be formed in you.

Be blessed, I love you!

Noah Simpe Bediako

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Referenced Scriptures

1. Hebrews 6:4-6 (KJV): For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame. ↩︎
2. John 6:53-58 (KJV): Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me. This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever. ↩︎