Buried

"You are filled full in him, the head of all rule and authority," Colossians 2:10.

We have been filled up by the fullness of Christ himself! How cool is that? But wait. When did God fill us up in Christ? Well, the Good Book says it was when God stripped off our fleshly body in the spiritual circumcision of Christ. Hmm. So, when did that circumcision happen? Well, what does it say? God worked his work when we died and were buried together with Christ. Yeah. And then we were raised together with Christ, filled with life! So ... when did we die and get buried and get raised with Jesus? When we were buried together with Christ in baptism. That's what it says. Happened in baptism with Jesus. That's when. By faith. Always. By faith.

Meeting today with a brother or sister, we share the joy of life's victory in Jesus. And, together, we give thanks to God for filling us up with such abundance in Christ.