13When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature,[b] God made you[c] alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, 14having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the cross. 15And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.[d]
Ok, here it is again...all that I am looking for, all that I am longing for, all that I was created for is found in Christ. Over and over again I am confronted through Colossians to focus on Christ. Here again the beauty of Christ is seen most clearly through His work on the cross. We do not have to earn salvation through obedience to a bunch of laws which really only showed us the reality of our sin, but did nothing other than that (which was signifcant) in order to create freedom. No, Christ dealt with that on the cross, and he let the world know dude. This again is my reminder to focus on the cross and help others do the same. This is our hope...Jesus Christ and the cross...In light of that, we will look at the next paragraph next...so cool.
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"pick up your cross daily..." isn't just a cool idea but a reality. Why is that so hard (or, should i say, why is it so easy to forget)? And why do we sound so hokey (even IN the evangelical community) when we say that our whole lives, hope, everything, is in Christ and the cross?
-Beezer
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