Read Colossians 3:3-5
Secure in Jesus
3 For you have died,
and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ who is your life
appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. 5 Put to death therefore
what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness,
which is idolatry.
WHAT does it mean to be “hidden with Christ”? Consider the
reason you hide a valuable object. You want it to be secured and safe, so you
put it in a place where it will be protected.
As you are hidden
with Christ in God, the Father has put you in a safe place with his Son. You
are away from the world’s evils that Paul so clearly lists here. Even more, you
are safe from God’s eternal condemnation and secure in God’s eternal salvation
because you are with Jesus.
Jesus is your
Commander, who secures you with his true words. Jesus is your Savior, who
secures you with his blood. Jesus is your Brother, who secures you as a child
of God. Jesus is your Friend, who models the true life. Jesus is your King, who
secures you with his power as he sits on Heaven’s throne. Jesus is your Storm
Calmer, who secures you from the waves flooding over you. Jesus is your Alpha and Omega, who secures
you from eternity past into eternity future. Jesus is your Son of Man, who will
come again to secure you from the world into Heaven’s glory.
As you are hidden
with Jesus in God, you are secure to read the Bible, to pray to God, to hear
his voice and to tell the world of his great love.
Reject sin.
Celebrate you are safe with Jesus in God.
A Moment’s Thought: Why would you want to be anywhere
else?
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