Colossians Part Eight

By Johnny Angel

Colossians 3:[1] Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits at God's right hand in the place of honor and power. [2] Let heaven fill your thoughts. Do not think only about things down here on earth. [3] For you died when Christ died, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God. [4] And when Christ, who is your real life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory (NLT).


Today I had lunch with a friend I just made a few weeks ago. He is studying to be a doctor. He shared with me that he wants to be a doctor so he can help people. He talked about our whole purpose of existing being to come to know Christ and to glorify God. He told me we can't take anything from earth with us when life is over. We shouldn't spend so much time worrying about material possessions and the details of life when we can simply live our lives for Christ. I rejoiced to hear him share all this.

Letting God work in our lives is like remodeling a house. You have to cut things out here and build things on there. It takes a lot of rearranging and work. One of my friends has recently been experiencing a lot of problems. She had to drive up in the mountains to get away from everything. While she was sitting beside a waterfall reading her Bible, God told her that her life is like the rock at the bottom of the waterfall. She is being hard and stubborn in not letting God have 100% of her life. She wants to give God 99% and keep a few things for herself. But God has revealed to her that she must open up to His will. God is like the water falling down. Eventually it will break loose parts of the rock. God will keep us under conviction until He can work with us.

We have been crucified with Christ. When we accepted Him into our hearts, we had to die out to our old sinful selves and come to life in Him. He is our real life now. We must focus on Him and be about His business. One day we will share in all his glory.