Nothing
is more confounding to the world than the life hidden with Christ in God. It is the most absurd of all determinations
and cannot be explained on rational grounds it seems. Such a person seems stubborn, obtuse; any
reasonable soul would go ahead and "break the rules", "take a
break", "bend a bit". It
certainly seems that something is mixed up in the mind of the poor one not
fitting in with the crowd. The nonsense
of it though is not to be located in the mind of the life hidden with Christ in
God...it is in the mind of Christ joining with that other mind. The mind of Christ breaks out in unexpected
ways...love for an enemy, the forgiving of a grievance, an integrity that can't
be bent, a standard of purity that is "quirky". Jesus asked what good it did to gain the
world and lose one's soul. That thought
dominates the life hidden with Christ in God and it is manifested in real ways
that become unreasonable to the watching world of lost souls. Don't fight the determination of Christ to
work His way out of you...not if you want to possess His peace and joy! Give in to the urge of God to be holy and
pure and full of love and compassion.
Settle in your heart that you are joined to Christ in a wonderful and
glorious adventure of holiness and purity.
Let the world say and think as it wishes. You love the God who saved you and it is your
great privilege for Him to work His way out of you in the nooks and crannies of
each day He gives you.
Set
your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden
with Christ in God. Colossians 3:2-3 NIV
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