As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: 7 Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.—Colossians 2:6-7
This morning I had to get up early…really early. I truly WANTED to be pleasant, but all I could manage was to be quiet…well, mostly quiet. Inside my head, however, my complaints had complaints. Even now as I write, I want to rehearse all of them again.
Now, I have been “with me” long enough to know that when I complain endlessly whether just in my head or out loud it is usually a cover for grief. So with coffee and bible in hand, I went to Jesus and began to pray. The tears came and the complaints left. My heart went to the verse that I had read before bed from Colossians 2.
As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:.—Colossians 2:6
Relief came…My Beloved was mine and I was His. His left hand is under my head and His right hand embraces me. In Him, I live and move and have my being. Loss might be my constant companion, but it is a good companion in that it always brings me to my Jesus who was a Man of Sorrow and acquainted with grief. Whatever else I have done or not done in my life thus far matters not…I have received Christ. I am accepted in the Beloved. In faith, more than 27 years ago, I stretched out my empty hands to Him and received all the fullness of the Godhead bodily. There may be much in this world that I haven’t seen or experienced and probably will not see or experience…but I HAVE received Christ. I have done what is most important. My losses here in this world are very temporary. Heaven is coming. Eternity awaits…
And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, "Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away."—Revelation 21:3-4
Therefore, as I have received Christ, I will once again stretch out my empty hands in faith and receive all the comforting consolation that He has for me. I will root and rest in His love and as I do, tears of thanksgiving and not sorrow, will flow.
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