"As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:
Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving."
Colossians 2:6-7
I like the idea of being rooted, built, and established in Christ, and the idea of abounding with thanksgiving is also really cool. Later in the chapter it takes it even farther and says "ye are complete in him" (verse 10).
I think that most of these things are about incorporating God further into our lives, and the natural results of so doing. Receiving him is a good thing, but there is so much more that we can do and become if we take the relationship further. *Walking* in Christ is the next step. Living the gospel that he offers roots us in that good soil and builds us up. We grow in the gospel, becoming established and solid in our faith.
As we are established and solid in the gospel, then we can abound... finding more and more joy in the gospel, and blessing other people's lives as well. We have so many more reasons to give thanks. And finally, we become complete in Christ, having gone through our entire gospel growth cycle and being whole and complete--understanding fully, but also being overwhelmingly filled with his love. Even when things seem bleak, we have that certainty in our path, knowing that God will never abandon us.
Today, let's live these verses, walking, establishing, and abounding in thanksgiving and faith wherever we are... moving closer to the day when we become complete in him. And if we already are there, then let's strengthen the people around us with that certainty that we have gained. :)
Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving."
Colossians 2:6-7
I like the idea of being rooted, built, and established in Christ, and the idea of abounding with thanksgiving is also really cool. Later in the chapter it takes it even farther and says "ye are complete in him" (verse 10).
I think that most of these things are about incorporating God further into our lives, and the natural results of so doing. Receiving him is a good thing, but there is so much more that we can do and become if we take the relationship further. *Walking* in Christ is the next step. Living the gospel that he offers roots us in that good soil and builds us up. We grow in the gospel, becoming established and solid in our faith.
As we are established and solid in the gospel, then we can abound... finding more and more joy in the gospel, and blessing other people's lives as well. We have so many more reasons to give thanks. And finally, we become complete in Christ, having gone through our entire gospel growth cycle and being whole and complete--understanding fully, but also being overwhelmingly filled with his love. Even when things seem bleak, we have that certainty in our path, knowing that God will never abandon us.
Today, let's live these verses, walking, establishing, and abounding in thanksgiving and faith wherever we are... moving closer to the day when we become complete in him. And if we already are there, then let's strengthen the people around us with that certainty that we have gained. :)
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