Crystal Rivers | Open Book | Jun 9, 2026 The life of Christ is already within you by the Holy Spirit, and that life is not passive. It is power, wisdom, righteousness, redemption, sanctification, and glory working inside you. You are not called to live as a shallow believer who is easily moved by offense, fear, temptation, sickness, deception, or the pressure of men. You are called to be rooted, grounded, established, and built up until Christ is fully formed in you. The goal of your life is not merely to be successful, famous, wealthy, or influential in this world; the true goal is to grow into the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ. The Holy Spirit is in you for specific purposes. He saves you, builds you, changes you, matures you, and works through you. He is not given merely for spiritual excitement or outward display, but to bring you into the image of Christ and make you useful in the agenda of God. Every believer has a ministry, and the offices of apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers exist to equip the saints so the whole body can grow, serve, and come into maturity. You are not meant to remain a child tossed about by every doctrine, every offense, every temptation, or every scheme of darkness. You are meant to grow until you can stand, discern, overcome, and minister life. Understand that growth comes with testing. When the word of God enters your heart, tribulation may arise for that word’s sake. When you decide to walk in healing, sickness may challenge you. When you decide to walk in purity, temptation may confront you. When you decide to obey God, contradiction may arise. These tests do not mean you should turn back. They are opportunities for Christ to be formed in you. If you stumble, rise again. If you fall, get up. If you are wounded in the race, keep moving toward the finish line. What matters is not that you never face difficulty, but that you refuse to abandon the race. You must learn to fellowship with the power of God within you. Feed on the word of God. Pray in the Holy Spirit. Fast when necessary. Ask questions in the presence of God. Train your spirit to hear, receive, and respond. Do not live casually with the Holy Spirit. Reverence His presence. Pay attention when the word is being opened. Build a daily practice of prayer, scripture, obedience, and surrender. Access to God has been given to you through the blood of Jesus, but depth in that access is cultivated through fellowship, discipline, hunger, and practice. You must also learn to use the name of Jesus. The authority of the believer is not reserved for a few special people; it belongs to those who believe. In His name, you can resist darkness, cast out devils, lay hands on the sick, govern your environment, pray over your children, speak life over your body, and confront the works of the enemy. Begin where you are. Use the authority of Christ over your own life, your home, your children, your body, your mind, and your assignment. Do not wait until you feel mature before you begin to practice faith. Practice is part of growth. The power of God operates in different dimensions. There are gifts of the Spirit, including gifts of healings, miracles, wisdom, knowledge, and discernment, but there is also the power within that every believer must learn to live by. The anointing upon empowers you to do, but the anointing within transforms you to become. Do not pursue outward power while neglecting inward formation. If you only desire to do mighty works but refuse to become like Christ, you will be unbalanced. The greater work is for Christ to be raised in you until His life, nature, authority, and glory flow through you naturally. You were made for God. Your mind, body, emotions, gifts, strength, and time belong to Him. Do not allow the distractions of the world, social media, fear, comfort, or laziness to drive God out of your consciousness. Present your body as a living sacrifice. Refuse to be conformed to this world. Be transformed by the renewing of your mind so you can prove the good, acceptable, and perfect will of God. Let your life become a vessel through which God heals, saves, restores, governs, intercedes, and displays His glory. The Lord is able to keep you. Even if your strength feels small, keep His word and do not deny His name. The power of God is in you, upon you, and available to preserve you. You are called to live by that power, to be kept by that power, and to become a vessel through whom that power touches the earth. Therefore, ask the Holy Spirit to build you up. Ask Him to teach your hands to war and your fingers to fight. Ask Him to make you wiser than your enemies. Acknowledge the help God has sent to you. Speak life. Resist death. Reject fear. Stand in faith. Grow in Christ. Run your race. Finish well. Zoom every weekday : http://www.caveadullam.org/zoom
