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When we focus our attention on what we have in Christ more than our present troubles and concerns, we will not be easily moved, continuously shaken, or blown away.ย
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๐๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐จ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ค๐ง๐ฎ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐ข๐ฎ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฎ, ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐พ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช, ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ฅ๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ก๐ค๐ง๐ฎ. ๐๐ช๐ฎ ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ค๐ญ๐ข๐ช๐ฎ, ๐ธ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ธ๐ช๐ด๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฎ . . .ย ๐๐ข๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐๐ก๐ฆ ๐ญ:๐ฎ๐ณโ๐ฎ๐ด
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As Paul continues to fulfill his calling in Christ to be a minister to the Gentiles, he describesย ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฎ๐บ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ. This mystery is the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is the head of the Church and who is ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐จ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ. This speaks of our future hope, our resurrection, and our glorification.ย
Phrases such as ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ, ๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ฉ๐ณ๐ช๐ด๐ต, and ๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ are mentioned several times in the New Testament. They refer to an abundance of what peopleโespecially believersโcan have in God. In Christ, we have redemption, forgiveness (Ephesians 1:7), strength (Ephesians 3:16), and supplication (Philippians 4:19). And thereโs so much more!
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The hope we have in Christ and the riches of the glory of the gospel are in stark contrast to the despair and lack in our world today. We need only to look at our devices for a few minutes to be filled with hopelessness, disappointment, and anxiety. This can happen through learning about world events or even by the intense emotions we feel when we see what others are doing with their lives. But if we believe that we have ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐จ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ, we have the answer to all this despair.ย
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The biblical idea of glory has to do with the idea of oneโs weightiness. Having a deeper revelation of the glory of God means that God is weighter in us than our fleeting desires, our concerns, and the cares of the world. When we focus our attention on what we have in Christ more than our present troubles and concerns, we will not be easily moved, continuously shaken, or blown away. We will be anchored in Christ.ย
In this particular passage of Scripture, Paul says that God chose to ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฏ to the saints ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐จ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฎ๐บ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ.ย Let us therefore also proclaim Him and make this message known to others. This message can be seen in the lives of those who believeโthose whose hope is in Jesus.ย ย
As believers today, may our lives reflect the message that we proclaim. May the gospel be as true to us today and every day, and may we continually be changed by it. May Jesus Christ, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐จ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ, be seen in all we do and are. May we proclaim this hope with all our lives.
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โข When did you first hear the gospel? How did it change your life? Reflect on a change in your life that family members or friends would not be able to explain without undeniably pointing to the work of God.ย
โข How can the truth that Jesus is the hope of glory affect your life today and every day?ย
โข Is there anything that may be hindering you from being Christโs witness? Ask God for the courage and willingness to let Him change you and to proclaim the gospel to those around you.ย
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Heavenly Father, Thank You for choosing to make Christ known to us. He is our hope of glory. Thank You for the riches of His grace that we can experience every day. May we be anchored in Christ no matter what. May we proclaim Christ with our words and very life. In Jesusโ name, amen.ย