Colossians 1:27
CHRIST IN ME
“Christ is all, and in all“
Recently I spoke at Oak Hills Church “Mentoring Moms” in San Antonio. The topic given to me was “A Fruitful Harvest.” I had such joy sharing with the moms. One point the Lord “drove home” for me to share was that the most important seeds moms can plant in their children is the Word of God. Why? Because the most important “harvest” is their children knowing Christ as Savior. We plant the seeds of truth and we pray. The miraculous outcome of faith is the gift of Christ living in the human soul. It is never too late to pray – for both ourselves and others. Do we hear, really hear what Colossians 3:11 says; which Paul so eloquently stated also in Colossians 1:27? We can quit striving to “do good” in our flesh. Instead, focus today on WHO is living in you. Offer your body and mind to Christ to live through. The result? We will be peaceful. Christ will be powerful – more than enough to meet the demands of the day.
Heavenly Father, To say “thank You” for CHRIST IN ME sounds so simplistic. Rather, I should be shouting THANK YOU from the rooftop. More importantly, my life should be an outlandish demonstration of Christ’s Spirit, power, and glory in and through me. I pray for that today. And, I pray it for my friends.
I CARRY the HOPE of GLORY
“Christ in you, the hope of glory.”
Several weeks ago my husband called me with the sad news that a friend had committed suicide. Unfortunately, his state of “hopelessness” is felt by many today. But what is the Christian’s message? It is that we have hope! It is a hope anchored in Christ. It is grounded in the reality that Christ is in us, and that in Him we have the hope of glory. It is not an illusive glory. Rather, we are to fix our eyes on the glory that awaits us, but also pray daily for Christ’s glorious presence to fill us. We are not as those who have no hope. Rather, every believer can lay hold of their identity; that they carry Christ within them, the hope of glory.
Heavenly Father, Thank you that my hope does not rest in how “good” I am today. Rather, my hope is in Christ, who resides in me and is the HOPE OF GLORY.
