TOPIC: BECAUSE CHRIST LIVES IN US, WE HAVE HOPE
“To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:” – Colossians 1:27
One of the things the gospel does to you as a child of God is to give you hope. It doesn’t matter where you are or what your experiences are before you became a child of God, the gospel of our Lord Jesus gives you a reason to live and believe for better things and new experiences.
1 Peter 1:3-4 says that “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, [4] To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you”.
Apostle Paul speaking to the Philippians in Philippians 1:19-20 says, “For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, According to my earnest expectation and my hope, THAT IN NOTHING I SHALL BE ASHAMED, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.” The hope of the gospel is the resurrection life of God that removes every form of shame from your life. It doesn’t matter whether the situation looks terrible on the outside and the timelines elapse, you know that everything is working out in your favour so there’s no need to be ashamed because you see victory and you always win.Our text says in Colossians 1:27 that the mystery of the Christian life is, “.. Christ in you, the hope of glory.” It means that because the resurrected Christ lives within your spirit man, you can expect your life to move from glory to glory! From beauty to beauty.
Christ in us is the reason we know that we will be better today than we were yesterday. It is the reason we can walk out of the bed of sickness. It is the reason we can see all the dreams that the Father has implanted in our hearts come to pass. It is the reason we can dream again and expect good things to come out of negative situations because according to Romans 8:28, “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.”
This is the confidence with which you should face life everyday in Jesus Name.
DECLARE: I am a child of God and all things are working out the purpose of God in my life. I’m born and ordained for a life of glory and I’m living it everyday in Jesus Name.
Pastor Alfred Samuel