“That is, the mystery which has been hidden from the past ages and generations, but has now been manifested to His saints, to whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.”
—Colossians 1:26-27 Emphasis Added
God’s Word is filled with intrigue and can seem like a mystery to be solved. Who is this One who created all things, including you and me? How does He operate? What are His motives, and how do I fit into His plan?
When approached as a book of knowledge, the Scriptures often are misunderstood and leave people confused. But when approached as a mystery to be solved through the Spirit of the Author, the Bible imparts a life-giving revelation of truth into our inner man and reveals the God and Creator of all, whose deepest desire is for connection and relationship with the people He created.
From beginning to end, God’s Word is a love story written with you and me in mind. In Colossians, Paul shares that our Messiah Jesus came in Father’s love to take the blindfolds off our fallen, mortal eyes so we could see and experience the deepest, most satisfying relationship there is—having the Spirit of God living within our mortal bodies!
When you receive Jesus, you also receive the Father and the Spirit into your heart and soul, bringing you into oneness in spirit with the Creator. This is how it feels to experience love at its deepest level. So I encourage you to read and search the Scriptures with the Spirit of the Author as your guide. Then you will discover what it means to have Christ in you, the hope of glory!
Father, thank You for loving me and for expressing Your love for me through Your Word. Holy Spirit, as I read Your Word, come bring heavenly revelation that I may deeply know the truth of God, the love of my Father, and the way of Jesus. Father, I want to experience intimacy with You. Remove every hindrance so I can walk in the full reality of “Christ in me, the hope of glory”!
Cynthia Schneider, From Passover to Pentecost (Lake Mary, FL: Charisma House, 2021), Used by permission.
