Have you considered what it means to be dead? I know, it sounds morbid, doesn’t it? But are you dead now? Were you previously dead? Do you know others who are dead, even as they walk through life on this earth? Do you know what it is to be truly alive?
We don’t think of being dead. Many do not even want to speak of the time their life on this earth will come to an end. Nor do they want to speak of their parents’ lives coming to an end. Yet, we all will experience at some point. But are we dead in the hear and now?
Anyone who is separated from God is dead, even if they are walking, talking, and breathing. This is what the Apostle Paul is talking about in today’s passage. Being dead in our trespasses, or sins, means we are separated from God. Without reconciliation, we remain dead and are doomed to eternal punishment. Yet, we cannot be reconciled on our own. We need help.
God has reconciled us to him through the cross of Jesus Christ. Because of Jesus dying for us on the cross, our sins have been forgiven. In that act, Jesus made us alive in Him. We are truly alive and will live forever with Him. The life He has given us is far beyond anything we can imagine. Unfortunately, too many of us live in the everyday muck and mire without realizing we have been made alive. Because of Jesus, we can live above the fray. We can live the abundant life He promised us.
I pray we all know we are dead without Jesus. I pray we know that Jesus makes us truly alive. I pray each one of us know we have been reconciled to God and will live with him forever. You are dead without Jesus. Jesus makes you truly alive. You are reconciled with God. You will live with God forever.
Colossians 2:13-14 And when you were dead in trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive together with him, when he forgave us all our trespasses, erasing the record that stood against us with its legal demands. He set this aside, nailing it to the cross.
Marty Pressey 