Buried

"You were buried with Christ," Colossians 2:12.

Many remember their baptism into Christ, when they were dunked in a pool as though being buried in water. Why remember? perhaps just because Jesus said; or because it coincided with confession of Jesus as Lord; or because it marked the moment they believed that God really raised Jesus from the dead; or other true reason. Here the Word teaches that, with that burial, Christ's circumcision handlessly strips off our uncircumcised flesh; legal warrant of all our wrongdoings is cancelled, its shaming exposure nailed to Jesus' cross; God forgives absolutely. When God raised Jesus, he dragged us up together with him alive out of the grave. Once dead and buried, now arisen! God at work. No wonder we remember.

Think back confidently to your baptism; remember arising with Jesus out of the water? Wow. Reflect on God's continuing work in you through Christ. And reach out to someone else today to remind that God is still at work.