Col 3:1 If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
Col 3:2 Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.
Col 3:3 For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
Col 3:4 When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
When we are strong and healthy we often do not see these verses. But when we are uncertain about our longevity, these verses are wonderful promises to us. How can we fear death when we already have died in Christ? Our life is hidden in Christ. Hidden? Are we hiding or are we kept safe in him? I see him knowing us and already making a place for us in the secret place of the Father's presence. Our Spirit is with His Spirit in heavenly places. So flesh be still for I already dwell with my Lord and when he appears at his coming I will appear with him in glory!
1Co 15:51 Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
1Co 15:52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed.
1Co 15:53 For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality.
1Co 15:54 When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.”
1Co 15:55 “O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?”
Be still frail flesh and know that your soul and spirit are kept in Jesus, kept secure in His love.
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