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Scripture
Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory. Therefore consider the members of your earthly body as dead to immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which amounts to idolatry. Colossians 3:1-5
Observation
Worship is the secret of living a life in victory over sin, because it is as we look into Christ that we see the new and improved model of ourselves.
We are hidden in Christ who is in God. There is something new under plastic wrap, boxed in styrofoam of what we will become. When we worship we don’t have to imagine what it would be like to live a life resentment free, lust free, greed free, or corruption free. We don’t have to imagine it because we can see this the new as now in Christ.
The trumpeting victory call is that I don’t have to wait until tomorrow for all things new, I can live tomorrow today. Worship is a telescope that zooms the future into the present so I can start living like heaven today. In worship we are to be looking not just at Christ but also at ourselves. Christ we worship and of ourselves we wonder at the miracle of new creation.
Life at ground level is often discouraging because our greatest enemy is not the devil but ourselves. Worship lifts us up to see better things. Worship gives us permission to play dead to live a new life. We do not need to capitulate to evil as if sin were inevitable. There are better things ahead.
Application
Self-worship is as depressing as meditating on a junk yard. Those who worship Christ have the opportunity of change for they can see themselves in him and live with a better goal in mind.
Prayer
Father, today as I worship Christ give me a glimpse of what I will yet be. Amen.
