The Spirit of God indwells the life of every Christian. Paul was very clear about that fact when he said, “Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him.” 

We were given the person, the power, and the purpose of Jesus when his Holy Spirit came to indwell our lives at the moment of our salvation.

Jesus told his disciples, “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father” (John 14:12). He then told them about the “Helper” who would soon come, the “Spirit of truth.”

The moment we became a Christian and received the Holy Spirit we were born again as an eternal child of God. We are no longer simply flesh and blood; we are people who carry within us the holy Presence of God. We have been given God’s power to accomplish his will. We have been filled with God’s strength and character. We bear God’s name.

Have you underestimated your ability to serve God? Have you undervalued your purpose in the world? You are a child of the King of kings. You bear his spiritual DNA in your life. Your true “self-image” should be the image of yourself as a powerful, blessed child of God.

Yielding to God’s wisdom is spiritual strength. His wisdom indwells your life through the person of the Holy Spirit. You have his strength and the ability to do “great works” for his glory.