Apostle Paul vividly uses the phrases “In Christ” and “Christ in you” in much of his writings. The Church in Corinth failed in its mission to display Christ in their lives. And Paul builds his case of discipline and admonishing by helping them understand who they are in Christ. In other words, it’s imperative to be reminded of your identity in Christ, which will flow in your Christian living, and display the Christ in you.

The very fact that we are in Christ Jesus has upgraded us in our status of who we are. The value of who we are increased by the price paid on the cross, through the blood of Jesus Christ. The access we have in the Spirit, and the authority, affirmation and acknowledgement we have In Christ Jesus cannot be compared to anything in the world. The word “Enriched” is a term used in nuclear science, where a certain element is enhanced with more value and power. The power that Paul talks about here is the same power that rose Jesus from the dead (Rom 8:11). That resurrecting power is beyond human comprehension. And that changed everything – in all speech and all knowledge. Being in Christ Jesus changes the way we think and talk. We alone have nothing to boast of our own. But the value we have in Christ Jesus cannot be quantitively confined in human terms of value. We cannot take a breath by our own abilities, without God’s grace. Adding on the analogy of nuclear science, the enriched elements have to always be in a secure place. Otherwise, it will react and cause great harm and damage. We who are enriched in Christ Jesus should always be in that covering – hidden in Christ Jesus (Colossians 3:3). Otherwise, we will react in our flesh and cause great damage to us and those around us – of course, speaking from a spiritual context.

Our perspective of who God is in our lives has to change. When we are trying to solve things on our own, understand that we have nothing to claim of our own. Hence to solve on our own, without the covering of the grace of God is futile. So, let our situations be handled by God, and be in the awareness that He holds my tomorrow; I just need to hold on to His promise. When you feel lonely, rejected, neglected, depressed, hopeless, worthless; remind who you are in Christ Jesus. Believe in Christ Jesus. When you are in Christ Jesus, you are enriched. So, stop fixing yourself, and fix your heart and mind in Christ Jesus, who already fixed your life for you.

God wants to hang out with us! Sin is what separates us from God. Therefore, being in Christ Jesus fulfills God’s divine design of having fellowship with us. Not conformed to this world, but being daily transformed by the washing of the Word (Rom 12:1-2). When you are acting outside the will of God, according to your flesh, you are outside of God’s covering. This does not stop God from loving us, but we are deliberately distancing ourselves from His love. God loves us, even as sinners. He loved us in our former estate (Eph 2:4). But He cannot have fellowship with us when we are indulged in sin. We cannot have fellowship with God, when we are not in His divinely designed covering – In Christ Jesus. Instead of complaining and blaming God for your circumstance, let us repent and seek forgiveness.

Let us return to the covering that God has provided for us through Christ Jesus. Let us not grieve the Holy Spirit by a lifestyle that deliberately keeps Christ outside. You cannot hope for the world to see the Christ in you, when you are not in Christ. Let this be etched on the walls of our heart: The more I know my identity is in Christ, the more the world will know of the Christ who lives in me.