Colossians 1:13 - “God has delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of His love...”
Have you ever gone to a large shopping center, trying to find a certain store? You can usually go to an information point and find a directory that will give you the location of all the stores. But, in order for you to be able to get from where you are to where you want to be, they will usually mark the map with a “X” that says “you are here”.
The Bible is a big book! It has so much to say about life and how to live it in the fullness of God’s blessing. But, If you open it up and start reading without knowing “where you are In Christ”, it will seem like you are as lost as you would in the middle of a huge shopping center without a directory! You know that freedom is there, you just don’t know how to live in the reality of it. You know that holiness, love, peace, joy, righteousness, fulfillment and forgiveness are there, but you will feel like you are unable to “walk in it”.
“X” marks the spot with this scripture! Where are you? You are in the reign of the Lord Jesus Christ! You are not in the place where the devil’s reign is - you belong to God, In Christ, and He has moved you into the very place where His Son, Jesus Christ reigns! It is the biggest place of authority in the universe. You can find your way to any of the blessings of God as you see “where you are”, with the map of Colossians 1:13!
Once you “read the map” and see the place where you are In Christ, you can get anywhere you need to get ! It is a “heavenly directory” to all that God has and all that God is |
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