Friday 29 Nov 2013

Friday Reading: Colossians 1:19-23

Key Verse: Colossians 1:20
and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross.

Devotion:
Before we start on our walk up to Christmas I want each of us to remember one more time what Christ has done for us! Why did Jesus do what He did? Because it pleased The Father! Jesus lived a life that was for God The Father. He lived a life that brought glory to God every step of the way. Whilst that may be impossible for us to do because of our sin nature, we can still try to live as close as we can to that way!

We do have a choice as to whether we live a life that is full of sin and that breaks our relationship with God, or we can live a life that does please God. Jesus willingly went to the cross on our behalf so that we could be set free from our bondage to sin and destruction. He gave it all up for us, showing us incredible love and devotion, and He did it to please God! But isn’t He God? Yes He is, but Jesus was living as a man amongst us and He was willing and able to set His human life aside and live for God! That is our example!

We were complete strangers to God at some stage in our lives as we had walked away from Him after we grew up. It is only when we came back to Him that we saw what we had done and asked for forgiveness for our sins. Unless we have asked for that forgiveness, we are still walking with the world, away from God! This is the truth that He has shown us and the truth that we need to apply into our lives!

We have His Word, we have the gospel, we have the truth and this is what we need to live by. It is not just a story to make us happy but a way of life that we need to live by. Jesus gave us the example by living His life for God every step of the way. We now need to pick up the truth that He has shown us and walk with it, applying it in our lives and living it. That way we can walk with God and give Him the glory that He deserves for all that He has already done for us!

Points to Ponder:
Do you remember what Christ did?

Will God remember what you have done?