Colossians: Making the Connection (Col. 2:6)

"As therefore you have received the Christ, Jesus the Lord, walk in Him," (Colossians 2:6) What a verse! It sums up the commission that Paul was given to share with the whole world. Two big items: 1) open the eyes of the world and tell them they need to receive Jesus, salvation. This is primarily shared by Paul in the book of Acts. 2) Paul, you also need to help open their eyes that they might see that I am in them to “walked in” or enjoyed as their rich inheritance in their daily life. This burden we see primarily expressed in the epistles. In Colossians 1:15 Paul begins to share the believers rich inheritance, but before we explore these riches we need to make a clear connection between these two items. Today we preach the good news of salvation and receiving of Christ! Amen! However preaching among saints today does not often make the practical connection that the indwelling Christ is meant to be our daily supply and enjoyment for the building of the church. Preaching in these last days urges us to wake up! Read the Bible more, pray more, be filled more, exercise the gifts more, and participate more. The challenge given to us is to strive to live the kind of life as Jesus lived, just ask God to empower you through the Spirit. In short we need to start living the Christian life! These sincere things are being uttered with passion, fervor, and urgency in these last days. But, dear saints, we need to make a connection between the Christ we have received and the Christ we can now walk in and enjoy. Jesus said the Spirit in us is “the Spirit of truth” or reality. Jesus also assured the brothers that he would not abandon them, but he would come and be with them, and the Spirit would be with them. This would be their new reality, and instead of walking around bodily with them He plainly said, “I am going to come as the Spirit of reality in you, so you, (and millions more), can just abide in me and I will abide in you.” We know He says “I will never leave you or forsake you.” And while ascending He cried “ Look, I am with you always even to the end of this age” He’s saying “You may see Me ascend into the heavens, but I will be in you, as the Spirit.” Saints, Jesus is really in our spirit as the Holy Spirit! Paul saw this revelation and he uttered to the churches that the Spirit of Christ must be in us, and that Jesus became a life-giving Spirit, and that he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit, and “for me, to live, is Christ”, and that Christ in you is your life and is the hope of glory! IS CHRIST IN YOU OR NOT? HE IS! These are the two basic items on God’s heart Jesus gave to His steward, Paul, to share with the world. Are you in the world? Of course you are! May you receive Jesus and then make the connection and realize He is really in you supplying his life as your rich inheritance on the Earth today. When the church sees this, Christ becomes the church! What a lampstand! What a testimony! Open up your heart to this vision. Speak to this reality that Jesus is in you right now. Thank you Lord, I love you Jesus, and just rest in this revelation and pray “Lord I’m blind, open my eyes and help me see what brother Paul saw. Thank you! You are my Savior, I have received you, now, help me Lord to just live by your life that is in me and enjoy you as my constant Daily Supply” What a relief! The pressure is off with the revelation that you cannot live the Christian life. The Christian life is not a life that you live. He already lived it, and this life is now available as a moment by moment by moment bountiful rich supply from the Christ that is living in you. This is your inheritance, Your portion of which you are qualified to enjoy. This is what you’ve received. Now make this connection and live according to this revelation.