It is never the
crisis that unsettles us but rather the deviation away from Christ. We are so infatuated by how things will turn
that we forget just how perfectly Christ is fitting Himself into us. When the Lord reminded us not to worry about
what we would eat or wear, do we think that was all there was to His
point? Jesus was not unsettled by
criticism or temptation, by poverty or that frustrating co-worker. He simply was not rattled and that is what
God wants for us too and has for us.
This is possible not because we become skilled at scaling back our
responsibilities or cutting out negative relationships; this is our personality
in Christ. The Lord does not want us to
imitate Jesus but rather for Him to live in us.
As we give sway to Christ at every instance, we find the mind and
emotions of God coming out of us in all sorts of exciting and surprising
ways. God did not die for us to just
take away our punishment for sin; He died that we might have life and have it
more abundantly. That life is not a life
of fretting, stewing or striving. The
life God died to give us is one with the Lord Jesus Christ living fully through
us. Each turn we take is an opportunity
for the wisdom and love of Christ to manifest itself in what we do and how we
think about all we encounter. Lust,
selfishness and pride are the archaic remnants of a dying breed. The new man is being established as us:
Christ joined to me, Christ joined to you in a dynamic synthesis that will be
perfect. As you read the Bible, don't
look for ways to make something of your life; look for Christ to live fully and
happily in and through you as He works out your day moment by moment.
For you died, and
your life is now hidden with Christ in God.
Colossians 3:3 NIV
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