Here we see the flip side of the same
coin. Much of what Paul writes in the
third chapter of Colossians concerns our position in Christ. But, in verse four, the Apostle notes our
provision of Christ. Yes, we are in
Christ, but also, Christ is in us! These
are two sides of the same Christian coin.
Jesus doesn’t just give us life as
something apart from Himself—He is our life!
This means that Jesus, by His
Spirit, now indwells you—the all-sufficient resource for all you face.
The Christian life is simply Jesus
being Jesus in and through you. We may
think the Christian life is difficult.
No! It’s impossible! We could never hope to live up to the
standard set by the sinless Savior.
Only one Person has ever lived the
Christian life as it is meant to be lived—that is Jesus Himself! That is still
the way it works—the Christ life expressed through the Christian’s life.
Rather than rely on our puny resources, we can
rest in His powerful ones! That’s why we
are more than conquerors through Him.
It isn’t a victory at the end where
we barely pull it out. We may have the
erroneous idea that on one side there is the devil and on the other side there
is Jesus. They are up and down the court
of time scoring basket after basket—nip and tuck all the way. Then we come into the final seconds of human
history, with God’s team down by two points.
As the clock goes to zero the last shot has left the Lord’s hand and it
swishes through the net for a three pointer—the buzzer sounds—and we win! The truth is that the contest isn’t even
close—more like 9,000-0! Scripture doesn’t
just say that we conquer, but that we are super-abundant conquerors through
Jesus!
Now, that should fill us and thrill
us with hope!
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