Thursday, October 6, 2011

Christ - The Giver, Sustainer, Revealer of Life (Col. 3:4)

Christ isn't just the One who gives me life.  He Himself is my life.  Jesus said He is the Life (Jn. 14:6).  Christ, my Life, will be revealed.  When that happens I will see Him as He is (1 Jn. 3:2).  I'll see how He's been at work to make me like Him.  I'll see the life that, right now, I question, since sin is such a complicating factor. 

Colossians 3:1-4 describes what happened to me positionally, and includes general exhortations ("keep seeking", "set your mind").  I have died to self and sin (Col. 3:3).  I have been raised to new life in Christ (Col. 3:1).  In between the two I am becoming more like Him (Col. 3:5ff).

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