The mystery revealed

Good morning everyone,

Our theme for this month: “Live like it’s true”

Our Bible verse for today: “To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.” Colossians 1:27 (NIV)

Our thought for today: “The mystery revealed”

Do you faithfully attend and fully participate in the gatherings of your church? If so, why? What’s your motivation for going? Is it simply a matter of habit, or a sense of religious duty? Or, have you found your times of corporate worship and fellowship to be spiritually rich and nurturing to your soul? Do you experience God in the gatherings of the people of God?

The two most important reasons for corporate worship are to worship God and to grow spiritually. If we attend with anticipation and expectation that we will meet God in worship and that we will grow spiritually, we will discover that every worship service is a time of encounter, learning, and growing.

In Colossians 1:27 Paul writes of a mystery that had been hidden but now (in his day) had been made known to God’s people. What is that mystery? “Christ in you, the hope of glory,” he says. By means of the Holy Spirit in your heart, Jesus is not just with you but in you. He lives His life in you and through you (John 15:5). What does that mean for us and what impact does that have on us? That too is part of the mystery that is progressively revealed as we mature and grow. As we mature spiritually, we come to understand more and more what it means to live with Jesus and for Jesus, and what it means for Him to live in and through us.

What does that have to do with church attendance? Just that some of our greatest encounters with God occur in corporate worship, and some of the greatest revelation and teaching comes to us through the public proclamation of God’s Word. If we are absent from the gatherings, we are missing out on something God wanted to reveal to us.

With respect to our theme for this month of living like we really believe that our faith is true, our time of corporate worship is a key element in learning to live that way. The intense personal encounter with God in worship, the learning that occurs through the preaching and teaching, and the examples set for us by our Christian brothers and sisters, all combine to teach, strengthen, and encourage us.

God wants to reveal to you more of the mystery of “Christ in you.” I encourage you to go to church with a spirit of eagerness and in anticipation of the revelation awaiting you.

God bless,
Pastor Jim

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