The Mystery, Christ in you.

Colossians 1 v 27 To them God has chosen to make known.. the glorious riches of this mystery, which is christ in you, the hope of glory.

If we are called to live a pure holy life why do I always seem to fail?

Can you live a life that pleases God?
Can you set yourself rules and boundaries and stick to them?

If your anything like me then the answers no.

The foundation of our hope in life is the fact that Jesus died and was raised to life and now lives in all who accept him.... the glorius riches of this mystery.

With christ in us we have complete access to God and the fullness of an everyday relationship with him. READ colossians 2 v 9 - 3 v 17

The relationship with God and life with Jesus gives us a focus beyond this world and access to power and authority over everything in this world.
God ultimately knows the best thing in all situations and can help us through everything, as it says in colossians, set your heart and your mind on things above, where christ is seated at the right hand of God.

By having a life focused on heavenly things, it is hard to Sin. In Col ch2 v 23 it says that rules cannot restrain sensual indulgence, but a life lived constantly focused on God and walking with Jesus overcomes sin.

Its not that we keep breaking the rules that displeases God. Its that we want to live by the rules still, and not in relationship with God and the overcoming power of Christ in you the Hope and Glory.