Jesus Christ, the Glorious Life!

“Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.” – Colossians 3:1-4 NIV

We love living our lives, especially when everything goes in right way. However, we may hate our lives for a moment when things go wrong or when we make mistakes.  I think I used to hate my life when I have not been living God-centred life. I used to watch television and play games to let my mind rest from theology. I think I was kind of afraid that I will think those things are peace of God and I used to hate when I get headaches from theology. My mentor kept disciplining me to believe that recreation from theology is part of God’s plan. I agree with her. I believe everyone grows spiritually as they mature in the faith. Hence, I think our minds are going to develop spiritually as we mature in the faith as well. Nevertheless, I need to be-careful on what I watch. Although some movies and dramas are quite ungodly, my worst fear is that I might get addiction in watching television. Because of addictions, I had to delete computer games.

Although following Jesus Christ until the end of the age can be quite hard, we need to persevere (Romans 5:1-5). In fact, the Bible proclaims that following Him is hard and narrow road (Matthew 7:13-14). Why do people follow Christ through faith then? It is because they believe that Jesus is the way of the truth and the life (John 14:6) and that He has given eternal life to those who follow Him (John 11:25-26). God has provided the way of the truthful life to us by sending Jesus Christ to be crucified for our sins. “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 6:23) By His crucifixion and resurrection, God torn the heavenly curtain that separated Himself and us so we can stay connected with Him forever (Matthew 27:51-53). Since we receive heavenly citizenship of the Kingdom of God (cf. Philippians 3:18-21) and become children of God if we believe in Jesus Christ (cf. John 1:12-13), let us believe and do good works in Him until the end of the age (Titus 3:3-8). “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” (Ephesians 2:8-10) God has promised us that there would be no more mourning, crying, or pain in the kingdom of heaven (Revelation 21:4).

Meditate on Titus 2:11-14 and ask God to reveal these verses to you through His Spirit and make 2 Corinthians 5:1-10 as your life Bible verses today! Good song to listen to is ‘Glory’ by Jaeson Ma.