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Colossians 3:10-11:
10 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, 11 being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience.
In Colossians 3:9, Paul wrote that he always thanked God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ and continually prays that the members of the church in Colossae will be filled with the knowledge of God’s will through all the knowledge and wisdom that the Spirit gives that they may live a life worthy of the Lord in every way – bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God and most importantly strengthened so they may have endurance and patience while giving thanks to Jesus who qualifed them to share in the inheritance of the saints.
The thing about Paul’s writings is that every sentence is profound and loaded with spiritual truths and wisdom! I believe one can constuct a sermon on the foundation of just one or a few verses of his letters, but it will be very tough indeed to preach a message based on a whole chapter!
I just want to pick one point this morning and that it is possible to live a life worthy of the Lord as the Holy Spirit empowers us with the knowledge of God’s will through all knowledge and wisdom that the Holy Spirit gives. The Spirit will give us the endurance and patience to live such a life worthy of the Lord to the fullest, in response to His calling for the various seasons of our lives and achieving His plans and purposes for us. The Holy Spirit will empower and guide us, strengthening and encouraging us during our down times and cheering us during our highs. Some of us may suffer for the sake of the Gospel, but we are happy to go through them as proud battle scars for the Lord!
I like to encourage us, including my own self, that whenever we are discouraged and sad and feeling downtrodden that we can call upon the Spirit to lift up our spirits to continue His work and the ministries and responsibilities our Heavenly Father has entrusted us through our Lord Jesus Christ. We may indeed live a life worthy of the Lord for the rest of our days to come, and when we meet Him face to face, we will surely be able to say that we had done our best to live a life worthy of Him! Praise the Lord!
Ronnie's Thoughts 