Christ - Our Life

“When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory.” Colossians 3:4

NBA superstar Larry Bird was sidelined for the entire regular season as the result of foot surgery. Commenting on his inactivity, Bird admitted that he was having a difficult time making the adjustment. “Basketball is my life. I don’t know what to do if I’m not playing.”

What did Bird mean when he made that statement? What he must have been expressing was that basketball - the games, the practices, the plays, the excitement, the players - consumed his time and attention. When Paul writes about “Christ who is our life” (Col. 3:4), he too is making reference to the fact that the Christian should be centered and concentrated on the person of Christ. “Christ, our life” means that the believer is regularly engaged in the disciplines of prayer, Bible study, meditation, and obedience.

Regardless of our circumstances, we are to seek Christ and His will above all else. Our minds are tuned to His wisdom, our hearts to His presence, and our hands to His purpose. Wherever we go and whatever we do, “we are ambassadors for Christ” (2 Cor. 5:20) as reflected in our actions and our attitudes. When we live preeminently for Christ and His kingdom as we make our daily rounds, then “Christ is our life.”

“...they who live might no longer live for themselves...”
2 Corinthians 5:15