I love you Dr. Farley in Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour your message is soo amazing! I am so thankful for your daily broadcasts that i listen to while I go to work and God's grace gives me strength each day!
When I abide, I am living there. I abide in my home; I live there. I don't actually "do" anything to live there. I'm there. I sit, I cook and eat, I sleep, without saying, "Hmm. What do I do now to live here? Mostly, I want to make sure I don't start packing my suitcase, ready to move out because I didn't do something to live here." That sounds silly because it IS silly. So... I abide - live - in Christ. I'm there, taking advantage that I have a place to live and I take my shoes off, and relax in this Jesus home. In the same way, Christ has taken up residency in us, has put his feet up, and is relaxing in us, his home. What an amazing revelation!
It seems that identity is massively important. Our identity is in Christ. Is this why gender identity and identity poltics are such powerful works of Satan? It's just the opposite of truth.