Raymond C. Stedman (1917 – 1992) was an evangelical Christian pastor and author. He was a long-time pastor of Peninsula Bible Church in Palo Alto, California, and author of several books, including:

• Adventuring Through the Bible: A Comprehensive Guide to the Entire Bible
• Authentic Christianity: The Classic Bestseller on Living the Life of Faith With Integrity
• Spiritual Warfare: Winning the Daily Battle With Satan,
• Body Life: The Book That Inspired a Return to the Church’s Real Meaning and Mission

We appreciate his discernment that man is spirit, soul, and body and the way he taught victorious Christian living through expository Biblical preaching.

On this site’s page recommending Daily Devotionals, we have added this one: “Christ in You.” Dr. Stedman’s archive site states,

“Ray Stedman believed that, ‘Christ in you, the hope of glory’ is the greatest truth taught in the Bible, and yet it is also the missing element in many churches today. Ray wrote, ‘Most Christians in our churches understand that Christ died for the forgiveness of their sins … but that is where most of them stop. Relatively few, it seems, ever go on to grasp the fact that Jesus died for them that he might live in them. It is his life in them that is the source of power, change and deliverance …’ “Christ in you” is the theme running through each month of this devotional.”

For example, the February readings are grouped under the theme of “The New Covenant.” The month is introduced this way:

“The New Covenant is at its core ‘Christ in you, the hope of glory’ Jesus expressing his character through his people. The incarnation, God clothed in human flesh, remains the heritage of his people. It is you in Christ and Christ in you. With our identity firmly in Christ, we live out an authentic Christianity!”

Explore and share these devotionals here: www.raystedman.org/daily-devotions/christ-in-you