Corona Devo 1608

Psst!  I have a secret to reveal to you.  Well, God wants it revealed, and He has given us the responsibility of proclaiming it.

Are you in?

"Secret" is God's word for this news, not mine.  And that's because in the past, everyone hasn't had the opportunity to know it and live it...but we can (God's secret has been revealed).

And God wants us to proclaim this secret to God's people.

...Are we down for joining in this responsibility?  

...Are we ready to hear the secret so that we can then proclaim it?  

            Okay, then...Lean in.  

                          A little closer...

And this is the secret: Christ lives in you. This gives you assurance of sharing his glory.  ~Colossians 1:27

That's a doozy, isn't it?:  Christ lives in us.  

And if we have already heard this secret...wonderful.  Hopefully, it has changed our lives.  

And now that we know the secret...we have a responsibility that accompanies the knowledge of it:

God has given me the responsibility of serving his church by proclaiming his entire message to you. 

(26) This message was kept secret for centuries and generations past, but now it has been revealed to God’s people. (27) For God wanted them to know that the riches and glory of Christ are for you Gentiles, too. And this is the secret: Christ lives in you. This gives you assurance of sharing his glory.  ~Colossians 1:25-27

That's the secret.  It's a biggie, and it's amazing.  

Well, it was once a secret, but now it has been revealed to God’s people, and God wants us to proclaim it.

However, because we know that passing a secret from person to person can sometimes alter the outcome of the message, let's go over the main points that God wants us to proclaim: 

For God wanted them to know that the riches and glory of Christ are for you Gentiles, too.  ~Colossians 1:27

Psst!...I love this part!  Let's proclaim it!

God wants us to know that His riches and glory of Christ are for US!  All of us, no matter what our (cultural/religious/sinful) background is.  This is the secret REVEALED to everyone: that God wants us to know that the riches and glory of Christ are for us, too. 

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...the riches and glory of Christ are for you...  And this is the secret: Christ lives in you. This gives you the assurance of sharing his glory.  ~Colossians 1:27

Psst!...I love this part!  Let's proclaim it!

Riches and glory...of Christ?  For us?

That's amazing.  Part of me says that I don't know (can't even imagine) what that means.  We will experience the riches and glory of Christ in heaven one day.

But then again, when we are living for the Lord, we do and will have moments and memories and monuments when we experience the riches and glory of Christ in the here and now.  And we will know them when we encounter them.

And God has given us the responsibility of serving his church by proclaiming this..., For God wanted them to know that the riches and glory of Christ are for you... (Colossians 1:25, 27). 

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And this is the secret: Christ lives in you. This gives you the assurance of sharing his glory.  ~Colossians 1:27

Psst!..I love this part!  Let's proclaim it!

Christ lives in you!!  And since this is true, because He lives in us, this gives you the assurance of sharing his glory.  ~Colossians 1:27

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Psst!...I love this part!  Let's proclaim it!

Assurance is like a promise,..but feels even more solid, and God wants us to know that the riches and glory of Christ are for us, and He gives us the assurance of sharing his glory.

"Sharing in God's glory".  Wow.  What the heck does that mean?  I don't know.. .but God assures us that we will share in it.

We can't keep that a secret!  Proclaim it today!  

And so, we will.  Psst!  Pass it on...

So we tell others about Christ, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all the wisdom God has given us. We want to present them to God, perfect in their relationship to Christ. (29) That’s why I work and struggle so hard, depending on Christ’s mighty power that works within me.  ~Colossians 1:28-29

Psst!...That's why we are here.  

Psst!...God has given us the responsibility of serving his church by proclaiming his entire message...

Psst!... Can you keep a secret?

DON'T!  Let's proclaim it today!     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
God has given me the responsibility of serving his church 
by proclaiming his entire message to you.  ~Colossians 1:25


Blessings,

sarah

https://sarahsundy04.blogspot.com

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