Lenten study 2007 - Day six

February 28, 2007

Colossians 3:3: For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

This statement by Jesus has intrigued me for many years. What does it mean to have a life “hidden with Christ in God?” In one sense the meaning is pretty clear. I am expected to subordinate myself to a Christ that I know only in part and whose realm is in another dimension.

John 12:24-25 I tell you the solemn truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains by itself alone. But if it dies, it produces much grain. 12:25 The one who loves his life destroys it, and the one who hates his life in this world guards it for eternal life.

I am quite sure that the words of Paul to the Colossians are based on these words of Jesus in the gospel of John. What I am not so sure of is how this plays out for this Christian still on the ground. I’m afraid that I rather like life in this world, rather than hating it.

I’ll try again tomorrow.

Posted by Dave | Filed Under Bible