Athletes of the Body

Colossians 1:27:
To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of [What? (glory)] glory:
Christ where? (In you) In you! Christ in you! I thought of I Corinthians 13:12.
I Corinthians 13:12:
For now we see through a glass, [What? (darkly)] darkly; but then [What? (face to face)] face to face: [face to face!] now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.

Just what can happen in my body . . . what can happen in your body . . . what can happen in my body with the Christ in me, the hope of glory – with your body . . . that same living, resurrected, ascended Christ . . . I don’t know kids, but I wanna tell ya it’s far bigger than you and I have ever been taught. It’s far bigger than anybody has ever dared to take us . . . to show it to us in God’s Word. [Dr. Wierwille thumps podium.] It is bigger. When you are born again of God’s spirit you have Christ in you, the hope of glory. The same Christ, honey, who walked the road to Emmaus in that resurrected body appeared . . .they saw him . . . he broke bread with ‘em . . . he ate with ‘em . . . he appeared in the upper room. [Dr. Wierwille taps podium.]

As I was thinking today and yesterday about my sharing my heart and my life with the Corps on their return tonight and the rest of our people that are in here, I thought “How can I make this thing living and real to you so you can see it bigger?” Because we have never quite thought about the beauty of the body . . . the physical body that has the Christ in you . . . the living reality of God almighty in your physical body! And as I said as athletes of the spirit we are athletes of the Word – for the Word is our rulebook. That’s the text we play by.