Where is Jesus today? That seems a good place to answer this question. If a Christian’s life is hidden with Jesus Christ, we want to know where that hiding place is. We know that after Jesus died, He rose again from the dead and ascended into heaven. There He was seated at the right hand of the Father in heaven (Mark 16:19; Acts 2:33; Romans 8:34; 1 Peter 3:22).
Jesus is in heaven with the Father. Yet we are told in Colossians 3:3 that our life is “hidden with Christ in God.” How can our life be hidden with Jesus in heaven, whilst we carry on living here on the earth? Moreover, believers are hidden in Jesus Himself. We are in Him and He is in us (1 John 4:13). We are united with Him by the Spirit He has given to us. What does all of this mean?
Then there are others who will look at us strangely. After all, we are strangers, pilgrims, and temporary residents here (1 Peter 2:11). It is when our lives conform to the world that we do not appear any different to those around us. As Jesus sends us His Holy Spirit to be in us and with us, we are transformed by the renewing of our minds (Romans 12:2). We can live for Jesus in this generation, empowered and strengthened by God, who lives in us.
Being hidden in Christ means we have an eternal relationship with Father, Son and Holy Spirit, which is a solid hope for today and forever.
As we reflect often on all Jesus has done, we are empowered by the Spirit to live for Him on earth, as we wait with great expectation and joy-filled, thankful hearts for Him to come again from heaven. As it says in 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17: “For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord."
Ruth Clemence is a wife, mom, writer and award-winning blogger based in Cardiff, Wales. Read more at: ruthclemence.com.
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