Wednesday, October 03, 2012

Christ in You, the Hope of Glory

Lighthouse - Holland State Park (Michigan)

This coming Sunday my pastor-colleague Josh Bentley will preach. His text is Colossians 1:24-28. This is a thick, rich Christological passage. It reads:

24 Now I rejoice in what I am suffering for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions, for the sake of his body, which is the church. 25 I have become its servant by the commission God gave me to present to you the word of God in its fullness— 26 the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the Lord’s people. 27 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. 28 He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ. 29To this end I strenuously contend with all the energy Christ so powerfully works in me.

Yikes - what great words - Christ in you, the hope of glory!

One of my very favorite verses...