{"id":409,"date":"2026-07-01T10:29:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T10:29:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakesidecofc.com\/?p=409"},"modified":"2026-07-01T10:29:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T10:29:39","slug":"jesus-rock-of-ages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakesidecofc.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/01\/jesus-rock-of-ages\/","title":{"rendered":"Jesus: Rock of Ages"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ponder: Are you hidden with Christ?<\/span><\/p>\n

Scripture: \u201cFor you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God\u201d (Col. 3:3, NKJV).<\/span><\/p>\n

In 1776 Augustus Montague Toplady wrote the hymn \u201cRock of Ages.\u201d Despite being a staunch Calvinist cleric in the Anglican church, Mr. Toplady demonstrated keen insight in the opening words of his song: \u201cRock of Ages cleft for me, Let me hide myself in Thee.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

A cleft is a hole, fissure, or indentation. Being hidden in a cleft of a rock takes us back to Exodus 33:20-23 where the Lord put Moses in the cleft of a rock while His visible presence passed by because \u201cno man shall see Me and live.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Just as Moses was saved from death by being hidden in the cleft of a rock, we are saved from eternal death by being \u201chidden with Christ in God.\u201d Mr. Toplady brilliantly recognized the connection. The hymn goes on to acknowledge the blood and water that flowed from Christ\u2019s \u201criven side\u201d (see John 19:31-37); that blood cleanses us from sin\u2019s guilt and power. Nothing else could accomplish such a monumental task. \u201cNot the labor of my hands,\u201d not the most fervent zeal, not even the most bitter tears could atone for our sins. Our spiritual nakedness requires being clothed by and with Christ; our helpless condition looks to Him for grace; and our vileness motivates us to fly to the \u201cfountain for sin and uncleanness (Zech. 13:1) as we plead, \u201cWash me, Savior, or I die!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

When we sing this grand old hymn, let us be thankful for Jesus, our Rock of Ages in whom we hide so that we might live with Him forever.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hymn: \u201cRock of Ages\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Prayer: Gracious God, may we hide ourselves in Jesus who bled and died to save us. In His name, Amen.<\/span><\/p>\n

–Joe Slater<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ponder: Are you hidden with Christ? Scripture: \u201cFor you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God\u201d (Col. 3:3, NKJV). In 1776 Augustus Montague Toplady wrote the hymn \u201cRock of Ages.\u201d Despite being a staunch Calvinist cleric in the Anglican church, Mr. Toplady…<\/p>\n

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