You know the song, and you know what the song is trying to say. If you love something, then claim it. The same can be said for Christ. If you love Him, claim Him.
“For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory”. Colossians 3:3 – 4 (NIV)
And how does one die to self? Through a public proclamation, the most common and accepted form of this being baptism. Baptism is an important rite of passage in a spiritual life. The process of baptism is symbolic of letting go of your old life, where sin was your master and embracing a new life that Christ reveals in you. The act of being submerged in the water is a metaphor for our former life dying. When you are brought back out of the water you are rising as a new person in Christ. Just as Christ died and rose again anew, we mimic this when we accept Him into our lives, publicly proclaiming our choice.
Why proclaim all of this to the world? Our question is why not? What is there to hide? Christ did not hide when it was time to pay the ultimate price for our sins. What is there to fear? Now we are not saying you will never be afraid, we are afraid sometimes, but what we are saying is that even Christ was afraid, but He loved us enough to allow Himself to be crucified to save us. If Christ could submit Himself to the ridicule and the torture of being crucified, then we can stand before the world and claim Him.
To being wise,
Meredith, Jennifer and Marisa
“For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory”. Colossians 3:3 – 4 (NIV)
And how does one die to self? Through a public proclamation, the most common and accepted form of this being baptism. Baptism is an important rite of passage in a spiritual life. The process of baptism is symbolic of letting go of your old life, where sin was your master and embracing a new life that Christ reveals in you. The act of being submerged in the water is a metaphor for our former life dying. When you are brought back out of the water you are rising as a new person in Christ. Just as Christ died and rose again anew, we mimic this when we accept Him into our lives, publicly proclaiming our choice.
Why proclaim all of this to the world? Our question is why not? What is there to hide? Christ did not hide when it was time to pay the ultimate price for our sins. What is there to fear? Now we are not saying you will never be afraid, we are afraid sometimes, but what we are saying is that even Christ was afraid, but He loved us enough to allow Himself to be crucified to save us. If Christ could submit Himself to the ridicule and the torture of being crucified, then we can stand before the world and claim Him.
To being wise,
Meredith, Jennifer and Marisa
Sometimes when people are afriad they don't keep going. If Christ was afraid I guess it isn't embaressing to be afraid too.
ReplyDeleteHello Hannah,
ReplyDeleteYes, we need to acknowledge and surrender our emotions to Christ. He is our greatest advocate, because He has experienced it all.
M J M