Colossians 3:3. "For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God."
YOU DIED. Really? Is that what happened to drain vain ambitions away? Is that why earth and its tantalizing attractions have faded? Material things do not have a great appeal, but I use them. Whether I can keep them or if I lose them Really doesn't make a lot of difference to me, Because I have died, but now am alive eternally.
What would a dead person want - on what would they feed? The past is ancient history, everything important is ahead; Waiting for me to claim what was in the past life unknown - But to one who is dead, I'm sure he is wanting to be shown How to live and participate in this new-found dimension, That in our previous life was beyond our comprehension.
You died, and now are hidden with Christ and are safe. A hidden component is concealed in a place Where it may fulfill its purpose and still not be seen - People don't know what it is doing or where it has been. But God does for He has hidden us safely in Christ - And one who is dead to earth, in Christ is alive.
Sometimes I don't feel dead, but I know it is a fact. And it does affect what I think and how I act. The fact of being dead in Christ doesn't mean I don't exist. But now I know what God wants of me and of what life does consist. No, I am not trying to in any way add to or earn salvation.
The old "me" has died, and I am alive as part of a heavenly nation.
"Gracious God, my Father, during the course of the day before me and the needs that only You know; please guide Thy servant in a way that can bring glory and honor to Thee and blessing to sinners and saints. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen."