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In the first week of my holiday I sadly finished this undated daily devotional, and recommended it to my wife, who has been enjoying it as well.\u00a0Hidden in Christ<\/em> is a powerful, personal and meditatively biblical set of reflections on key words and ideas from Colossians 3:1-17:<\/p>\n Since, then, you have been raised with Christ,\u00a0set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.<\/span>\u00a0Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.<\/span>\u00a0For you died,\u00a0and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.<\/span>\u00a0When Christ, who is your[a<\/a>]<\/sup>\u00a0life,\u00a0appears,\u00a0then you also will appear with him in glory.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Put to death,\u00a0therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature:\u00a0sexual immorality,\u00a0impurity, lust, evil desires and greed,\u00a0which is idolatry.<\/span>\u00a0Because of these, the wrath of God\u00a0is coming.<\/span>\u00a0<\/sup>You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived.<\/span> But now you must also rid yourselves\u00a0of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander,\u00a0and filthy language from your lips.<\/span> Do not lie to each other,\u00a0since you have taken off your old self\u00a0with its practices<\/span>\u00a0and have put on the new self,\u00a0which is being renewed\u00a0in knowledge in the image of its Creator.<\/span>\u00a0Here there is no Gentile or Jew,\u00a0circumcised or uncircumcised,\u00a0barbarian, Scythian, slave or free,\u00a0but Christ is all,\u00a0and is in all.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Therefore, as God\u2019s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves\u00a0with compassion, kindness, humility,\u00a0gentleness and patience.<\/span>\u00a0Bear with each other\u00a0and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.<\/span>\u00a0And over all these virtues put on love,\u00a0which binds them all together in perfect unity.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Let the peace of Christ\u00a0rule in your hearts, since as members of one body\u00a0you were called to peace.\u00a0And be thankful.<\/span>\u00a0Let the message of Christ\u00a0dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom\u00a0through psalms,\u00a0hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.<\/span>\u00a0And whatever you do,\u00a0whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks\u00a0to God the Father through him.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n At the service I gave my life to Jesus in, the sermon was on Colossians 3:1-17, and it is a passage of Scripture that is particularly important to me. This little devotional has confirmed that, as it blends old truth and the shocking grace of the Gospel in Smith’s easy-reading style. Each day has a short reflection to read, an affirmation (which is actually incredibly helpful) and a suggested prayer.<\/p>\n I used this immediately after using and enjoying John Piper’s\u00a0Taste and See<\/em>, alongside reading a Psalm a day, and found it to be a very encouraging, thought-provoking and inspiring start to my day. I’d recommend this devotional widely, to Christians both old and new. 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