Colossians 3:4

Paul, writing to early Christians in the city of Colossae in modern-day Turkey, makes a striking claim: Christ isn't just someone you believe in — he is your very life. The verse looks forward to a future moment when Christ returns, which early Christians anticipated eagerly. At that point, Paul promises, those who belong to Christ won't be left behind — they'll be revealed alongside him in glory. 'Glory' here carries the sense of being fully known, honored, and made whole. It's a promise that what feels hidden or incomplete about your faith now will one day be made fully visible and radiant.

Lord, on the days when faith feels like nothing is happening, remind me that my life is wrapped up in yours — not in what I can see or prove. Give me patience to live from that hidden place, trusting the story isn't finished yet. Amen.

A garden in early March looks like nothing — just dirt and bare sticks and the memory of something that used to be green. But the gardener knows what's underneath, what's coming, what's quietly happening that no eye can yet confirm. Paul seems to be writing from that same long view when he says Christ is your life, and one day that life will be fully seen. Most of us know what it's like to feel like our faith is invisible, even to ourselves. You pray and nothing moves. You try to live well and nobody notices — or worse, you feel like a fraud who doesn't deserve the label. But this verse quietly reframes all of that: the real you, the you being shaped by Christ, isn't fully visible yet. It's not that your faith isn't real. It's that it hasn't been fully revealed. You're not the dirt and bare sticks. You're what's coming. On the days when believing feels like nothing, let that be enough.