Wednesday, February 25, 2026
I have become its servant, according to God’s commission that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known, the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints. God wanted to make known among the Gentiles the glorious wealth of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. Colossians 1:25-27 CSB
Christ In You...The Hope of Glory
Paul was a servant of God, called to be a messenger to deliver a very important message – a special message revealed to him that had been a mystery hidden for ages. Paul was saved and called by God at the exact time for this mystery to be revealed. He felt the responsibility given to him to make the word of God fully known. The mystery to be revealed – the good news that the Messiah had finally come!
To make the word of God fully known, the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints… Parts of God’s plan from the Old Testament were not clearly revealed at the time because the time was not right. When Jesus came, the mystery was revealed that everyone, Jew and Gentile, could come together as one body in Christ. The Gentiles would be given the same rights as Jews – God’s “chosen” people.
God wanted to make known among the Gentiles the glorious wealth of this mystery… The good news that all of us could come together as one in Christ brings hope. For those who don’t come from a “chosen” background – then or now – we can still find hope in Jesus. Our world, our environments and circumstances are temporary but the hope we have in Jesus is eternal. Everyone who believes has this hope. Everyone who receives Christ as their Lord and Savior has the glorious wealth of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
The thought of Christ dwelling inside people was not imagined in the Old Testament, especially in Gentiles. This was a mystery hidden for ages and generations, but now revealed. God’s redemptive grace, not just reserved for Jews, but for all who would believe. This mystery was the message Paul was called to deliver, and it is our message too. Our part in God’s plan is to reveal the mystery and tell the story of Jesus as God's royal representatives in our generation, and the Holy Spirit in us wants to proclaim this great message of victory — the message that Jesus, our Messiah, our salvation, has come.
When the time was just right, God sent Jesus into the world for our salvation. At just the right moment in history, God revealed the great secret of salvation God had planned for us in Jesus Christ. Now this secret is proclaimed openly through the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Paul’s telling the Colossians that their salvation is only found in Jesus Christ, not in the philosophies or Mosaic law or acts of religion they had believed in for ages. Our salvation transformation begins on the inside in our hearts. When we invite Him in, Jesus moves into our lives and changes our heart, the foundation. And this is Christ in you the hope of glory… the resurrection of our lives when we were dead in our sin. As we walk out our days on this earth in him we are transformed day by day in the new life we have in him and the promised hope of eternal life.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. 1 Peter 1:3
