Rather, Christ is in our spirit, spreading into our heart. The Christ whom we have received is not far away, like money in a bank account. Christ is spreading from our spirit in the center of our being to the surrounding parts of our mind, emotion, and will. The four parts of our heart are our mind, emotion, will, and conscience. We have received Christ into our spirit, and He now desires to spread into the parts of our heart.
We have not ushered Him into our inner chamber, our heart. Regrettably, many of us have received the Lord only into our living room, our spirit. However, when an intimate acquaintance comes to stay for several days, we will show him to a bedroom and tell him to feel at home. When an unfamiliar guest comes to visit us for a short time, we may welcome him into our living room. Pembahasan : When I am down and, oh my soul, so weary Saat aku kecewa, jiwaku terasa penat When troubles come and my heart burdened be Saat masalah datang, hatiku begitu terbeban Then, I am still and wait here in the silence Lalu, aku berdiam dan menunggu di sini dalam kesunyian Until You come and sit awhile with me. Our spirit may be likened to the living room in a home, and our heart may be likened to the bedroom, the inner chamber. I need to literally turn my mind toward Christ and the truths of His Word. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God I am reminded to BEG God to help me to turn to Him and desire Him when my soul wants to turn inward into myself.
After coming into our spirit, Christ gradually makes His home in our heart. Psalm 42 opens with, As a deer pants for the water brooks, So my soul pants for you, O God. Ephesians 3:17a speaks of Christ making His home in our heart. Second Timothy 4:22a says, "The Lord be with your spirit." It does not say, "The Lord be with your heart." The Lord first comes into our spirit. This song is good, but it is not entirely accurate. We may pray, "Lord Jesus, come into my heart." There is even a popular gospel hymn that says, "Into my heart, into my heart, / Come into my heart, Lord Jesus" (Hymns, #1061). You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas I am strong, when I am on your shoulders You raise me up: To more than I can be. Please come into me." When we are newly saved, we may not know that Christ is the life-giving Spirit or that we have a human spirit. When I am down and, oh my soul, so weary When troubles come and my heart burdened be Then, I am still and wait here in the silence, Until you come and sit awhile with me. We received Christ when we opened our being, repented, confessed our sins to Him, and said, "Lord Jesus, I believe into You. Colossians 2:6-7 says, "As therefore you have received the Christ, Jesus the Lord, walk in Him, having been rooted and being built up in Him, and being established in the faith even as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving." We need to consider what it means to receive Christ. Now we need to see the experience of this Christ. Thus far, we have seen the Christ revealed in Colossians mainly in a doctrinal way.