All that is mine is yours (IV): Walking corpses…

Col 2:12-14, “…having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead. And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses… »

The Bible repeatedly reminds us that we died with Christ Jesus on the Cross. We were buried with Him during water baptism –provided we were baptized by immersion, but this is another story– and it’s somebody new who came out of the waters. Old things passed away and everything became new (2Cor 5:17). We deserved to die, because of our sins –the many ways through which we had offended God–, but after “killing” the old US into the waters of baptism, He raised us from the dead and gave us a brand new life in Christ à in other words, since our conversion, this new nouvelle life is hidden in that of Jesus.

So, if that is the case, why do people still see you? Why are you still so visible? How come your will and desires overshadow those of Christ? How can He be in this place, doing this; and you are at that other place, doing something else?

Listen, instead of wondering why your requests are not or no longer granted; why God doesn’t listen to you anymore or why you cannot hear His voice; instead of wondering at the level of access that Satan has in your life, you should rather ask yourself when is it that you decided to take “YOUR life” out of His. If your life was still hidden in Him, you wouldn’t be having these problems. When God gave us a new life IN Christ, His plan was that whenever the devil would come knocking at “our” door, Jesus, the Master of the house, would open. Satan would have had Him to deal with and he would have found himself under His feet. The minute you step out of that cocoon, you are on your own. Don’t you think that it’s high time you come back home?

Col 3:3-10, “For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. On account of these the wrath of God is coming [it’s because of these things that God is not granting you His favour; it’s because of those that you do not succeed.] In these you too once walked, when you were living in them. But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth. Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its Creator…”

Have a wonderful week IN Him and God bless you.