Reflections on Colossians 3:15-17

It is this overwhelming peace that surrounds the child of God when we come to the awareness that we are part of something bigger than ourselves.  The love of the Father has reached out to us in our busy lives to reveal that we are part of a family of which He is the Patriarch.  The Father has brought each one of us near and called us by name, we are of great value to Him.

He has gathered others whom He has similarly reached out to, and it is those whom we share a common heritage in Christ, these are family, fellow travelers who also know the love of the Father.  Even though they are at different stages of the relationship with Him, we know each other by the love the Father has given them, coupled with His remarkable peace which demonstrates they belong to Him.

When we gather as a family, we prefer one over the other and make unity our goal, God loves each of His children equally.  The Word lives in our hearts by the power of the Holy Spirit which is the truth, and it is that truth is which begets wisdom to speak the mind of Christ.  We teach each other by singing these revealed truths to one another, making all of us mindful of the gift we have been given in Christ Jesus.

It is in sheer joy that we express back to the Father our gratefulness for what He has done for us by redeeming us and drawing us near through the sacrifice of Jesus.

 

Everything that we do daily in our lives has been changed, no longer do we wander through life aimlessly, we now have a purpose, and that purpose is recognizing that everything is in Christ.  Jesus is in everything, and if we become aware that something is lacking, we speak life into the lack that Christ may fill it that He may be all in all. 

This is the life the Father has called us to, to live the life of a son or daughter of royalty, demonstrating that the Father’s resources are never depleted, and that He reaches out with arms of love to every man, woman, or child to draw them near to Him.

Be Blessed;

Stephen Barnett