August 6, 2025 4:00 am
The book of Colossians exalts our Lord Jesus Christ as the Creator and Sustainer of all things, fully God and Redeemer. Believers are described as being inexorably linked with Christ, their lives and destinies His. We are buried with Him in baptism, made alive with Him, and risen with Him, given new life and born again.
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Welcome to the Days of Praise podcast, a daily devotional by the Institute for Creation Research. With Christ. For in him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily. and ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power. Colossians 2, 9-10.
The book of Colossians begins with the stirring exaltation of our Lord Jesus Christ. He is the Creator and Sustainer of all things. He is the head of the church and preeminent in all things. He is fully God and yet Redeemer. On the other hand, believers before they were reconciled are described as alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works.
It comes as somewhat of a surprise, then, in chapters 2 and 3, to see that we are inexorably linked with Christ. Our lives and destinies are His. Our identification with Him is total. We are not just reconciled. We are with him in all things.
Notice first that we are buried with him in baptism.
Furthermore, we are quickened together, made alive with Him, no longer dead in our sins, and risen with Him. Just as surely as God raised him from the dead, we are born again, given new life. Obviously, since we are risen with Christ, we should seek those things which are above. Our priorities should be His godly priorities. For Christ sitteth on the right hand of God, and we are there.
Next, we are told that our life is hid with Christ and God. To be hidden in Christ is to be totally immersed, covered, our sins concealed, our identity masked within His, indeed remade into His. God accepts Christ and us as well as we are hidden in Him. The next verse amplifies this identification, Christ our life. This identification will not be in vain.
For when he shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. As our text teaches, we are complete in Him, for He is fully God, and we are with Him in all things. If you've enjoyed today's devotional, be sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. And please rate and review so more listeners can find us. To support ICR's ministry, visit icr.org/slash donate.
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