Hidden

For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. Colossians 3:3 ESV  
 
Where is your life hidden? 
Paul, writing to the church in Colossae reminds us that our life...the life that matters...is the one that we share with Christ in our baptism. 
The life that is buried with Christ.
The life that is dead to self.  
The life that is found when I loose it and lose it. 
Ah, but there lies the rub: letting loose of my life.  

Sometimes I find that there are places where I still want to hold out.  I hang on to control for all I am worth.  I try to tell God the terms of my surrender while I "hide" in the stronghold of my self will. 
And God, who is rich in mercy, waits. Because "Love is patient" (1Cor. 13:4).  
 
I throw out excuses and try to reason.
I make empty promises and tell myself that I really am in the right.
And yet He waits. 
 
So I poke my head out (and a little white flag) and realize that I am surrounded by my friend, not my enemy! I find to my surprise and delight that I have nothing to fear. The self will, which has run riot in my life, melts away as I let go of the old self, the old life, and find that my life has been hidden, secure, and safe all along!    

Blessings,

Matthew+

P.S. This is a reprint from a newsletter from October 2019. I offer it as a preview of coming attractions (see the bible study info below).

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Coming up...

Sunday Morning Bible Study: Hidden in Christ

We will be starting a 5 week study  on June 6th.

The study (based on the book: "Hidden in Christ - Living as God's beloved" by James Bryan Smith) will cover  Colossians 3:1-17. Each week we will dive into a different section of this amazing passage.

If you want to read the book, you can purchase a copy here. It is written like a 30 day devotional. You might read and meditate on a brief chapter each day.

This Sunday's Readings

The lectionary readings for this Sunday are:

• Isaiah 6:1-8

• Canticle 13

• Romans 8:12-17

• John 3:1-17

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Sunday Morning Bible Study: Hidden in Christ

We will be stating a 5 week study  on June 6th.

The study (based on the book: "Hidden in Christ - Living as God's beloved") will cover  Colossians 3:1-17 Each week we will dive into a different section of this amazing passage.