Wednesday, June 7, 2006
Colossians 1:24-29
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church, of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known, the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints. To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me. (ESV)
by Victoria Shephard
“Christ in you, the hope of glory” (v. 27). What a beautiful phrase! What a beautiful truth! Because Christ dwells in us, we have hope; hope in this life of the glory we will one day have in heaven. We do not mourn in the same way for the death of Christians as non-Christians, because we know we will see them again. We should “not grieve as do the rest who have no hope” (1 Thessalonians 4:13). This hope is not for Jews only, but for Gentiles, too. God has made us part of his covenant community.
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Daily Bible Meditations are taken from The Helping Hand,a Sabbath School student quarterly for youth and adults. Copyright © 2008, Seventh Day Baptist Board of Christian Education, Inc.
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