Colossians 1:11-12
11 strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for the attaining of all steadfastness and patience; joyously
12 giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in Light.
The Incomparable Christ
13 For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son,
14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
God has given us power to endure through His holy spirit and it's through this power that we are to glorify Him with our lives. I think I need to tap into that power soon, because I'm gonna need His redemptive power to forgive my sins. I have a lot of growing and trimming and keeping in check to do.
Colossians 3:12-15
12 So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience;
13 bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you.
14 Beyond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity.
15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body; and be thankful.
Boy do I need holy love... I'm falling into worldy passions. Lord give me kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Forgive me as I require it. I'm trying for that "perfect bond of unity," but I fall short all too often.
Colossians 3:17
17 Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.
Yeah, about that... Thanks God! I need to remember to do everything with You in mind.
Colossians 3:23-25
23 Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men,
24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance It is the Lord Christ whom you serve.
25 For he who does wrong will receive the consequences of the wrong which he has done, and that without partiality.
Doing my work heartily... I need to do that. I'll get plenty of chances to do work heartily now that school's coming up. And I'll be watching out for wrongs to avoid. Lord help me through this year, it's gonna be a real stretch.
Colossians 4:5
5 Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity.
Yeah, wisdom... Lord I need some of that too...
1 Thessalonians 4:3-8
3 For this is the will of God, your sanctification; that is, that you abstain from sexual immorality;
4 that each of you know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor,
5 not in lustful passion, like the Gentiles who do not know God;
6 and that no man transgress and defraud his brother in the matter because the Lord is the avenger in all these things, just as we also told you before and solemnly warned you.
7 For God has not called us for the purpose of impurity, but in sanctification.
8 So, he who rejects this is not rejecting man but the God who gives His Holy Spirit to you.
Oh dear... Lord, I don't want to reject you, I want to be sanctified, but my flesh doesn't really care.
1 Timothy 2:8
8 Therefore I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and dissension.
Ok, so I need to pray. All the time. Every day. Got it. Now if I could just keep it up. Lord, can you help in that area too? What do women need to do? I don't think I'm qualified to interpret that passage. (2:9-15)
1 Timothy 6:11
11 But flee from these things, you man of God, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance and gentleness.
Yeah... I'm gonna flee. Words are powerful things, the utterance of thoughts, and the revealing of emotions. Also, possibly the catalyst for bad habits. We must watch our words, thoughts and emotions carefully, me especially.
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