Inside Out

By Richard

Ok - we are back to blogging after a few weeks break. Enjoy!

I liked this thought at the beginning of Mark’s Gospel. John, baptising in the river Jordan, pointed to Jesus, the one who would baptize us with the Holy Spirit, a baptism that he said, “Will change us from the inside out” (Mark 1: 8 , the Message). Much of religion is an attempt to change ourselves from the outside in whereas a relationship with Christ in an invitation to allow his Spirit to enter us and begin changing us from the inside out. It reminded me of Hebrews 12: 2 that describes Jesus as the “author and perfector” of our faith. I don’t need to try harder rather I need to call out for Christ’s power to bring about change. Let’s ask Jesus today to change us.