“Let the message about
Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. … And whatever you do or
say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to
God the Father.” Colossians 3:16a, 17 New Living Translation
Once we give our lives to
Christ we become his representatives on this earth. By the way some believers
act it is apparent they are unaware of this fact. We are not supposed to begin
acting ‘holier than thou’, as the saying goes, treating others as infidels.
This isn’t how any of us were treated prior to our conversion. God, thru the
blood of Christ, cleansed us from all our sins, thus in a manner of speaking,
anointing us as his ambassadors. From that point on both Christians and
non-Christians will see us as people who are supposed to begin living according
to godly standards. We can be sure non-believers are listening and watching,
perhaps out of curiosity, perhaps to trap us into saying or doing something out
of character.
If we allow Christ’s message to permeate
our soul we will have a rich, full life. Even in bad times we will give thanks
to the Lord because we are starting to realize that he has things under
control.
We need to take our walk with the Lord
very seriously, because the enemy of our soul seeks to trip us up constantly.
If we focus on Christ and his life lessons we will start to become a mirror
image of him in some respects. We will never achieve his state of perfection,
but we are not expected to become perfect, simply to strive for perfection. As
we live as Christ did, acting and reacting the way he did over 2000 years ago,
people will notice. That is when you can give an account of the joy you have in
your heart. Until next time, walk with the King and be a blessing!
Resource: The Life Application Study Bible.
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