Colossians 1: 29 For which also I labor, struggling according to His operation which operates in me in power.
Ephesians 3:7 Of which I became a minister according to the gift of the grace of God which was given to me according to the operation of His power.
The operation of Christ operates in us in power. There is a difference between Christ operating in us and Christ's operation operating in us. Because Christ as the hope of glory operates in us, there is an operation which also operates in us. Christ Himself operates in us. But Christ operating in us causes an operation which also operates in us.
Every saved person has at least some experience of Christ's operation. To be saved is not merely to have our sins forgiven and to be justified by God. It is also to have Christ imparted into us. The Christ who dwells in us also operates in us. As we have pointed out, His operating becomes the operation that operates in us. Paul's struggling for the saints was according to this operation. He can't just be at ease, the power keeps on keeping him on, it keeps on moving and directing him to do more regardless.
Some saints may feel that they sense very little of Christ's operation within them. The reason for this lack is the shortage of prayer. We need to go to the Lord with a repentant heart and say, "…Lord, forgive me and cleanse me with Your precious blood. Lord, I desire to be enlightened, purified, and made transparent. I ask You to show me what You want of me. Expose me so that I may be filled with You." If we pray in this way, Christ's operation will have a way to operate within us. £$Hpministries€#
....... That I may know Him and the power of his resurrection... Philippians 3:10
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