The Hidden Life
".......YOUR LIFE IS HIDDEN WITH CHRIST IN GOD" (Colossians 3:3).
The Spirit of God testifies to and confirms the simple, but almighty, security of the life that "is hidden with Christ in God." Paul continually brought this out in his New Testament letters. We talk as if living a sanctified life were the most uncertain and insecured thing we could do. Yet it is the most secure thing possible, because it has Almighty God in and behind it. The most dangerous and unsure thing is to try to live this life without God. For one who is born again, it is easier to live in a right-standing relationship with God than it is to go wrong provided we heed God's warnings and "walk in the Light" (I John 1:7). Again I say for one who is in alignment with Christ.
When we think of being delivered from sin, being "filled with the Spirit" (Ephesians 5:18), and "walking in the light" we picture the peak of a great mountain. We see it as very high and wonderful, as we begin the journey and encounter different circumstances in life we very quickly say, "Oh, I could never live up there, I could never meet these standards!" However, when we do get there through God's grace and our pressing forward as the Apostle paul urges us to do, we find it is not a mountain peak at all, but a plateau with plenty of room to live and to grow. Simply put, God gives us grace which enables us to mature and fulfill His purpose for our lives . "You enlarged my path under me, so my feet did not slip" (Psalm 18:36).
When you really see Jesus, I defy you to doubt Him. If you see Him when He says, "Let not your heart be trouble....." (John 14:27), I defy you to worry. It is virtually impossible to doubt when He is there. Every time you are in personal contact with Jesus, His words are real to you. "My peace I give to you......" (John 14:27)___a peace which brings an unconstrained confidence and covers you completely, from the top of your head to the soles of your feet......... " your life is hidden with Christ in God," and the peace of Jesus Christ that cannot be disturbed has been imparted to you.
So as you embark on this 2009 do not allow yourself to doubt God's promises or worry about the future for your life and your destiny has been hidden with Christ in God.
God Bless you.
The Spirit of God testifies to and confirms the simple, but almighty, security of the life that "is hidden with Christ in God." Paul continually brought this out in his New Testament letters. We talk as if living a sanctified life were the most uncertain and insecured thing we could do. Yet it is the most secure thing possible, because it has Almighty God in and behind it. The most dangerous and unsure thing is to try to live this life without God. For one who is born again, it is easier to live in a right-standing relationship with God than it is to go wrong provided we heed God's warnings and "walk in the Light" (I John 1:7). Again I say for one who is in alignment with Christ.
When we think of being delivered from sin, being "filled with the Spirit" (Ephesians 5:18), and "walking in the light" we picture the peak of a great mountain. We see it as very high and wonderful, as we begin the journey and encounter different circumstances in life we very quickly say, "Oh, I could never live up there, I could never meet these standards!" However, when we do get there through God's grace and our pressing forward as the Apostle paul urges us to do, we find it is not a mountain peak at all, but a plateau with plenty of room to live and to grow. Simply put, God gives us grace which enables us to mature and fulfill His purpose for our lives . "You enlarged my path under me, so my feet did not slip" (Psalm 18:36).
When you really see Jesus, I defy you to doubt Him. If you see Him when He says, "Let not your heart be trouble....." (John 14:27), I defy you to worry. It is virtually impossible to doubt when He is there. Every time you are in personal contact with Jesus, His words are real to you. "My peace I give to you......" (John 14:27)___a peace which brings an unconstrained confidence and covers you completely, from the top of your head to the soles of your feet......... " your life is hidden with Christ in God," and the peace of Jesus Christ that cannot be disturbed has been imparted to you.
So as you embark on this 2009 do not allow yourself to doubt God's promises or worry about the future for your life and your destiny has been hidden with Christ in God.
God Bless you.
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