2 Corinthians 3:16 But whenever their heart turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. (18) But we all with unveiled face, beholding and reflecting like a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord Spirit.
Our desire is to help others come in touch with the living Christ, to open to Him, and to take Him as their life and person. I hope that many will say, “Lord, I have been a Christian for years, but I have not taken You as my person. Lord, by Your mercy, I want to begin now to take You as my person.” If your husband or wife troubles you and you are tempted to exchange words, that is the time to take Christ as your person.
Instead of arguing with others or defending ourselves, we should allow Christ to make His home in our heart. As soon as you say, “Lord Jesus, I take You as my person,” the Lord begins to impart Himself into you. However, should you change your mind and tell the Lord that you want to withdraw your promise, He will say, “Even if you withdraw your promise, I have already imparted Myself into you.” If we tell the Lord that we are not able to obey Him, He will reply, “I am not concerned whether or not you feel you are able to obey Me.
I only care to be given the opportunity to get Myself into you.” Even as we are speaking to the Lord about not wanting to fulfill the promise we have made to Him or about being unable to obey Him, He is imparting Himself into us. The more we speak to Him, the more we are “Christ-ified.”