Morning

Christ, who is our life.

-Colossians iii. 4

Paul's marvellously rich expression indicates, that Christ is the source of our life... The same voice which brought Lazarus out of the tomb raised us to newness of life. He is now the substance of our spiritual life. It is by His life that we live; He is in us, the hope of glory, the spring of our actions, the central thought which moves every other thought. 

Christ is the sustenance of our life. What can the Christian feed upon but Jesus' flesh and blood? "This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die"...

Christ is the solace of our life. All our true joys come from Him; and in times of trouble, His presence is our consolation....

Christ is the object of our life. As speeds the ship towards the port, so hastes the believer towards the haven of his Saviour's bosom... As the soldier fights for his captain, and is crowned in His captain's victory, so the believer contends for Christ, and gets his triumph out of the triumphs of his Master...

Christ is the exemplar of our life... If we live in near fellowship with the Lord Jesus we shall grow like Him. We shall set Him before us as our Divine copy, and we shall seek to tread in His footsteps, until He shall become the crown of our life in glory. Oh! how safe, how honoured, how happy is the Christian, since Christ is our life!

-C.H. Spurgeon