Occupied by Christ

Max Lucado Daily Devotional

Max Lucado

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 8 April 2026

⏱️ 1 minutes

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When grace happens, Christ enters. Christ in you, the hope of glory! For many years, I missed this truth. I...

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0:00.0	This is Max Lakato.
0:01.9	When grace happens, Christ enters.
0:04.4	Christ in you, the hope of glory.
0:06.6	For many years, I missed this truth.
0:08.7	I believed all the other prepositions.
0:11.0	Christ for me, Christ with me, Christ ahead of me.
0:13.8	But I never imagined that Christ was in me.
0:16.4	I can't blame my deficiency on Scripture.
0:19.0	Paul refers to the indwelling of Christ 216 times.
0:22.9	John mentions his presence 26. No other religion or philosophy makes such a claim. No other
0:29.5	movement implies the living presence of its founder in his followers. Muhammad does not indwell
0:35.7	Muslims. Buddha does not inhabit Buddhists. Influence,
0:39.8	instruct, yes, but occupy?
0:41.5	No. Well, the mystery
0:43.6	of Christianity is summarized
0:45.8	in Colossians
0:46.7	127. Christ is
0:49.4	in you.
0:51.3	Little by little, a new image
0:52.8	emerges all because of God's grace.

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