June 17 - Colossians 3:12-13
“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.”
The moment that we accept Jesus Christ as our Savior, we are made holy. Christ’s sacrifice was done so that we could approach the throne of God clean and without sin. For eons, the Israelites were God’s chosen people. They were His children. Their purpose was to spread throughout the world, telling the world about Him so that the world would return to Him. He made of them a great nation, one which should have drawn the nations of the world into a relationship with Him … but something (many somethings) happened and God sent His Son.
The plan was always that the people of the world, Gentiles and Jews alike would be in community with God. While different parts of the plan were manipulated by mankind on earth, it never changed. God wanted us to be with Him. Now, we are all God’s chosen people, Gentiles and Jews alike. He dearly loves us. We are His beloved. Those words reach down into the very depths of me. The love God has for me runs so strongly through the core of my being. He doesn’t just love me, He loves me dearly, I am His beloved. I am close to His heart.
You are His beloved. He loves you dearly. You are close to His heart.
From the heart of God, His love should flow through us to the world. This is how God changes the world. We show compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. When others are going through tough times, we bear with them, we stand with them. When we are wronged, we forgive, no matter what.
No amount of preaching, teaching, haranguing, complaining, bullying, managing, church programs, schedules, or even leading will do as much as honest love in showing the world who Christ is.
Honest love shows up in compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, bearing with each other and forgiveness. No matter what.
When we realize that it isn’t about us, all of those things will flow from God’s heart through us to the world.
“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.”
The moment that we accept Jesus Christ as our Savior, we are made holy. Christ’s sacrifice was done so that we could approach the throne of God clean and without sin. For eons, the Israelites were God’s chosen people. They were His children. Their purpose was to spread throughout the world, telling the world about Him so that the world would return to Him. He made of them a great nation, one which should have drawn the nations of the world into a relationship with Him … but something (many somethings) happened and God sent His Son.
The plan was always that the people of the world, Gentiles and Jews alike would be in community with God. While different parts of the plan were manipulated by mankind on earth, it never changed. God wanted us to be with Him. Now, we are all God’s chosen people, Gentiles and Jews alike. He dearly loves us. We are His beloved. Those words reach down into the very depths of me. The love God has for me runs so strongly through the core of my being. He doesn’t just love me, He loves me dearly, I am His beloved. I am close to His heart.
You are His beloved. He loves you dearly. You are close to His heart.
From the heart of God, His love should flow through us to the world. This is how God changes the world. We show compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. When others are going through tough times, we bear with them, we stand with them. When we are wronged, we forgive, no matter what.
No amount of preaching, teaching, haranguing, complaining, bullying, managing, church programs, schedules, or even leading will do as much as honest love in showing the world who Christ is.
Honest love shows up in compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, bearing with each other and forgiveness. No matter what.
When we realize that it isn’t about us, all of those things will flow from God’s heart through us to the world.
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