1) Since you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is.
2) For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
3) When Christ, who is your life, appears, you also will appear with him in glory.
All that Jesus is and does belongs to us. But he waits for us to ask before he releases that power. He holds back until we ask him to join the death of Jesus to us so we might be free of sin. He yearns for us to draw on his resurrection power to energize and transform us.
"Living in Heaven"
Colossians 3: 1-4
Living in Heaven
Colossians 3: 1-4
October 14, 2018 • Rev. Dr. Gerrit Dawson
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