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Many years ago, soon after becoming a Christian, Nick and I went to a conference at which Alex Buchanan gave a series of talks based on Colossians 1:27: “….the riches of the glory of this mystery…..which is Christ in you, the hope of glory”.

I remember thinking at the time that although Alex was obviously greatly moved by the wonder of it all, the full significance of the message remained a bit of a “mystery” to me. We purchased the tape recordings of the messages from those meetings and from time to time over the years I would get them out and listen to them, always finding something of benefit from doing so, but without the truth of the statement making any real difference to my life.

It was only when, for the first time, I experienced Jesus, not just by my side, but in me (see song notes for “I'm Free”) that I began to understand what Alex had seen all those years ago. The Bible talks about our bodies being “a temple” (1 Corinthians 3:16) and I began at last to believe it – that God, through His Holy Spirit, has chosen not just to be alongside us but to dwell in us (John 14:16,17 “….the Spirit of truth……you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you”).

I wonder at Jesus, now seated in heaven in glory at the right hand of His Father, and yet loving me so much that He wants to make His home in me (John 14:23). I do not fully understand it, but I do now believe it. Christ is in me, and it is His life in me that makes the difference – that gives me hope, that sustains me, that transforms me into the new creation He always intended me to be.                                                                                                  Sara Horn 2003

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