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And when you go to bed at night, let there be peace and joy in knowing you are sleeping in
the very presence of Almighty God, and are being refreshed and restored by His mighty
power that is at work, within you! Being constantly aware of His presence inside of us,

keeps our faith alive and causes us to live in the reality of what God’s
word says we are - alive in Christ!

Every born again believer has within them a mar- 2 Corinthians 5:17 says, “Therefore, if anyone is The more we meditate on the truth that God
vellous treasure chamber that has been intricately in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have lives on the inside of us, we become constantly
fashioned by God’s own hands. It is magnificently passed away; behold, all things have become aware of His presence and power that is readily
glorious and built to last for eternity. This treasure new.” available to us, by faith. Every morning, rise up
chamber holds within it an immeasurable supply knowing that the God of the universe is giving
of spiritual riches and wealth that can never be Throughout the New Testament we are taught you life and peace and victory for this day, from
exhausted or completely discovered! 2 Corinthi- that believers who have surrendered their lives to within you, not from a distance! Throughout the
ans 4:7, says “But we have this treasure in earthen the Lordship of Jesus Christ, are ‘in the Lord’, or ‘in day, remind yourself that you are not alone, but
vessels, that the excellency of the power may be Christ’. This speaks of our position in Christ, since the all-powerful, mighty Spirit of God, is alive
of God, and not of us.” His Spirit has in-dwelt ours. With the Holy Spirit inside you, ready and willing to meet your every
living inside of us, we have an endless supply of need, and supply all the wisdom and power you
This verse clearly explains that this treasure is not His power and strength to draw from for victory need to overcome. And when you go to bed at
something we are trying to obtain; it is something in every circumstance or challenge. Ephesians night, let there be peace and joy in knowing you
we already possess! 6:10, says, “Finally, my brethren, be strong in the are sleeping in the very presence of Almighty
Lord and in the power of His might.” The phrase God, and are being refreshed and restored by His
In fact, the first thing Paul does in this verse is ‘in the Lord’ is a Greek phrase that means that this mighty power that is at work, within you! Being
tell us where this treasure is buried. Notice that special infusion of dynamic, supernatural power constantly aware of His presence inside of us,
Paul says, “But we have….” The words “we have” can be found in only one place, in the Lord. In keeps our faith alive and causes us to live in the
in Greek is echomen, which is taken from the truth, this power is locked up in the Person of reality of what God’s word says we are - alive in
Greek word echo. The word echo means to have, Jesus Christ and it can’t be found anywhere else. Christ! Become more aware of the God that lives
to hold, to possess, or to keep. It is the picture of inside of you, than the trouble that lurks around
someone who “has” something in his possession Paul is saying we have actually been placed you - your life and victory is secure in Christ Jesus,
because it belongs to him. It is rightfully his, and inside Jesus Christ; He has become our realm of Who dwells in you!
he has the right to keep it. (Sparkling Gems) existence and the place of our habitation. We are
infinitely locked up inside the person of Christ! ANDRÉ AND JENNY ROEBERT are the pastors and
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This now leads us to the reason why the super-
And this magnificent treasure is God’s powerful natural power of God we desperately need, is
gift of the Holy Spirit Himself, dwelling inside of so easy to receive! The reason God’s power is so
us! accessible to us, is that both we and this divine
power are gloriously locked up inside the same
1 Corinthians 6:17 says, “But the person who is place! The power is located inside the Lord, and
united to the Lord becomes one spirit with Him.” we are also located inside the Lord. We must
At the point of our salvation, the Spirit of God open our hearts to it and ask God to release it
comes into our spirits that were dead to sin, and into our lives. Then, by faith we must reach out to
recreates them to be new and alive in Christ Jesus! embrace it.

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