“I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.” (Galatians 2:20 NASB)
This Sunday morning meditation is short, simple, and will surely see to it that you start the beginning of your new week off right. Yes, the title says, “Unmasking,” but it has nothing to do with masking as related to the pandemic. It has nothing to do with all the gory, evil Halloween masks that should be left on the shelves of the stores and not ordered online. The purpose of this meditation is merely to make a recommendation to do your best to unmask yourself all throughout this week and to let the real you come out. For the Bible Study students at our church, the verses below serve as a refreshing point in their minds. Yet, for the vast majority of you, this will be something fresh to think about. Read the verses below. Think about what the word is saying to you as you drive to church or set up your area where at home where you will attend virtually today. Be prepared to unmask and let the real you be seen in all your actions, interactions, reactions, communications, and projections of the Christ in you! Be blessed!
“So if you’re serious about living this new resurrection life with Christ, act like it. Pursue the things over which Christ presides. Don’t shuffle along, eyes to the ground, absorbed with the things right in front of you. Look up, and be alert to what is going on around Christ—that’s where the action is. See things from his perspective. Your old life is dead. Your new life, which is your real life—even though invisible to spectators—is with Christ in God. He is your life. When Christ (your real life, remember) shows up again on this earth, you’ll show up, too—the real you, the glorious you. Meanwhile, be content with obscurity, like Christ.” (Colossians 3:2-4 The Message Bible)
Still committed to the climb,
Mark L. King