A Life Worthy Of God
For
this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for
you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through
all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, so that you may live a
life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every
good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power
according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and
patience, and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to
share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light. For he has
rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the
Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
Colossians 1:9-14
Our
churches need to reflect our lives in the presence of God, rather than be a
reflection of our lives without God.
We
are to shine, to give thanks. We are to be hospitable, and to show a tangible
love for one another that makes people feel safe and included regardless of
color or class. We are to show patient tolerance of our weaknesses.
Let’s
live in a way that others will experience the presence of the God who lives in
us – wherever we are, but especially at church.
Those who walk with Christ bring the presence of God
to
everyone around them.
Our Daily Bread –