The concept of ‘Christ in me’ is fundamental to living the abundant Christian life.
It is a truth we need to acknowledge.
As believers, we need to fully grasp that Jesus lives within us.
It needs to not just be a fleeting thought or something we nod in agreement to.
Sure, it sounds good…”Christ lives in me. I’ve been hearing this all my life”
But, for some of us, this is a truth we need to intentionally dig in to.
Should we explore and acknowledge the implications of this profound truth, we would live on a far more elevated level.
We would allow ourselves to be unstoppable and we would be filled with peace.
20 ‘Christ in Me’ Scriptures
For this post, we will share powerful verses we’ve found that reveal this truth.
These are all verses that point out that the God of the universe, the Savior of our souls, the power of the living God, dwells within us.
These verses we hope, will ignite a fire within you.
Feel free to use each one as a prayer point or use for S.O.A.P style journaling.
Also, we hope you enjoy the songs selected to remind us of this liberating truth.
Enjoy:
1 John 4:15
15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
Galatians 2:20
20 I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Colossians 3:3-4
3 For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
John 14:19-20
19 Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. 20 In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you.
Colossians 1:27
27 To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
Romans 8:9-10
9 You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. 10 But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
John 14:17
17 even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.
Colossians 3:16
16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
John 14:23
23 Jesus answered him, “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.
2 Corinthians 13:5
5 Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you fail to meet the test!
John 17:20-23
20 “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, 21 that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22 The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one, 23 I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me.
Ephesians 3:17
17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
1 John 4:4
4 Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
Colossians 3:15
15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.
2 Timothy 2:1
2 You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus,
John 15:5
5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.
2 Corinthians 4:6-7
6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.
Galatians 4:19
19 my little children, for whom I am again in the anguish of childbirth until Christ is formed in you!
John 15:4
4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me.
2 Corinthians 5:21
21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
Christ in Me – Prayer
Gratitude and praise be to You Most High King. Thank You for Your limitless mercy and immeasurable kindness. Lord, You choose to build Your temple in me and You are always with me. Thank You that I do not have to search for You. I can rest assured that You are right here and that right here, in this body that You chose as Your temple, is holy. Your Word promises that nothing in existence will ever be able to separate me from You Lord Jesus. Help me to recognize that You are my ever present help in times of trouble and in times of joy. Holy Spirit, give me an acute awareness of this wonderful truth that You, Christ in me, is indeed the hope of glory. Empower me to go forth representing You well in this life. Help me to shine Your light and spread Your love each and every day, In Jesus' name. Amen.