Nov 23

Colossians 3:4
Memorise Colossians 3:4
“…then shall ye also appear with him in glory…”

Colossians 3:4 reads “When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.” The security of our place in heaven is due to Christ, who is our life i.e. who gives us new life, when before we were spiritually dead. There is nothing we need to do to add to this salvific work. We are hid in Christ, waiting for that day when our hope will turn into reality and our faith will turn to sight. When Christ comes again to judge the world, we shall then appear with Him, and come before His Bema judgment seat and be rewarded for those of our works that are done with heavenly motives. It will be a time of glory, for we will see our Lord in all His glory and splendour, and we ourselves will be given glorified bodies, incorruptible and immortal. This should thus spur us to set our affections on things above, instead of things below.

I thank God for the opportunity to serve Him in writing these daily devotional articles. I pray that whatever I write is not for my glory but for your edification, and that Christ will deem my work faithful. I pray that if Christ takes you home now, you already have accomplished works of faith even at your tender age. Please don’t say to Him you have achieved 10 A1s at O level; it is not what you have accomplished on this earth that counts, for such increase is of the Lord. What is important is to be able to achieve these things in a manner that is glorifying to God and not glorifying to you. Do you study God’s Word with even more intensity than you studied your academic books? Do you commit everything to Him in prayer all the time or only during exams? Do you pray for others around you or pray only for yourself? Do you study for selfish motives like desiring admiration from others, feeling good about yourself or even to just get parents off your back, or do you study to increase in wisdom so that you can discover and fulfill God’s will for your life?

Thought: Things done in secret shall be made known.
Prayer: May I be faithful in whatever I do