November 19, 2024 CONSIDER
Colossians 3:4-8 “When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory. Therefore consider the members of your earthly body as dead to immortality, impurity, passions, evil desire, and greed, which amounts to idolatry. For it is on the account of these things that the wrath of God will come, and in them you also once walked, when you were living in them. But now you also, put them all aside: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and abusive speech from your mouth.”
The word of God is amazing: one can spend a life time discovering truths found in His word, and it challenges the greatest minds. At the same time, His word is easily understood and it contains practical instructions in life for those who know God as their Savior. The above passage is a good example of just how understandable and practical His word is. The first sentence has a bit of mystery in it; it is saying that Christ is our life. We tend to think that our life is our life-and that’s where we err. Yes, we have a body, mind, will and emotions, but now we belong to Him and His Spirit has come to indwell us. Now, every aspect of our life should be yielded and submitted to Him and to His lordship. This is only possible because He has made us new creations and has given us a new mind, new nature, and a new heart. With that being said, now the practical out working of this passage comes in to play. First, we must understand the power of ‘considering.’ We have the power to consider things; to choose what we think on and what conclusions we come to, and to decide on what action we will take after considering a certain matter. For sure there are many things in this life to consider or to think about that could get us off track. As believers, we can consider the members of our earthly body to be dead to those things that are ungodly and those things that are harmful for us and for others-that lead to death. For example, we can consider our selves dead to greed-and not be greedy. Or, we can consider ourselves dead to immorality-and not be immoral in thought, word or deed. I understand; that sounds overly simplistic; but that is exactly what this verse is telling us. Also super important: we have the power to lay aside. Because the Spirit of God lives in us and empowers us to live as unto Him, we can lay all ungodly things aside. For example, we can lay aside abusive speech that causes others pain and tears down instead of building up. Yes-just lay aside those things about us that are not pleasing to the Lord and those things that harm others emotionally or even physically. Jesus has set us free from the power of sin and has given us a new life-a life that blesses and builds up. We are no longer bound to our old nature. So, may we consider the members of our bodies as alive to God.
Colossians 3:12-14 “And so, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience; bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lore forgave you, so also should you. And above all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of peace.”
Blessings, Buddy
Colossians 3:4-8 “When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory. Therefore consider the members of your earthly body as dead to immortality, impurity, passions, evil desire, and greed, which amounts to idolatry. For it is on the account of these things that the wrath of God will come, and in them you also once walked, when you were living in them. But now you also, put them all aside: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and abusive speech from your mouth.”
The word of God is amazing: one can spend a life time discovering truths found in His word, and it challenges the greatest minds. At the same time, His word is easily understood and it contains practical instructions in life for those who know God as their Savior. The above passage is a good example of just how understandable and practical His word is. The first sentence has a bit of mystery in it; it is saying that Christ is our life. We tend to think that our life is our life-and that’s where we err. Yes, we have a body, mind, will and emotions, but now we belong to Him and His Spirit has come to indwell us. Now, every aspect of our life should be yielded and submitted to Him and to His lordship. This is only possible because He has made us new creations and has given us a new mind, new nature, and a new heart. With that being said, now the practical out working of this passage comes in to play. First, we must understand the power of ‘considering.’ We have the power to consider things; to choose what we think on and what conclusions we come to, and to decide on what action we will take after considering a certain matter. For sure there are many things in this life to consider or to think about that could get us off track. As believers, we can consider the members of our earthly body to be dead to those things that are ungodly and those things that are harmful for us and for others-that lead to death. For example, we can consider our selves dead to greed-and not be greedy. Or, we can consider ourselves dead to immorality-and not be immoral in thought, word or deed. I understand; that sounds overly simplistic; but that is exactly what this verse is telling us. Also super important: we have the power to lay aside. Because the Spirit of God lives in us and empowers us to live as unto Him, we can lay all ungodly things aside. For example, we can lay aside abusive speech that causes others pain and tears down instead of building up. Yes-just lay aside those things about us that are not pleasing to the Lord and those things that harm others emotionally or even physically. Jesus has set us free from the power of sin and has given us a new life-a life that blesses and builds up. We are no longer bound to our old nature. So, may we consider the members of our bodies as alive to God.
Colossians 3:12-14 “And so, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience; bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lore forgave you, so also should you. And above all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of peace.”
Blessings, Buddy
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