OK here's the deal with this week’s lesson, were moving towards tying all of these past lessons into one tight little ball of living through Christ, and throwing the bow on top. The scripture is really self explanatory, so I will hop to that and close it out with a few thoughts.
Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. 13Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. 14And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
15Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. 16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. 17And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Well, what else do you need to know about your basic living? Its all pretty simple, as its illustrated here. Once you start being authentic, and living what you're talking, and after you're talking what you're living, then its time to start thanking God for the Grace he supplied to you, through Jesus Christ, to be able to do these things, as well as for all of the little successes that you have in your life.
To the same point, it’s very easy to start complaining about what is currently going wrong with your life, or even when we just want more than we have. That complaint is as old as time. Most famously being during the Exodus when they were in the desert heading for the promised land. They wanted something to eat other than Manna. They remembered all the food they had to eat when they were in Egypt, and wanted some sort of variety in their diet other than what God had provided them. There's a saying that “Complaining about what is wrong, often starts with forgetting about what is right.”. What the Israelites had forgotten was that back in Egypt, they were slaves, here in this time in the desert, they were free, and were on their way to a place much better than they could imagine, but they still wanted more. That’s why we have to always be thankful for what God has given us, because he will ALWAYS give us what we need, even though it may not always be what we want.
Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. 13Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. 14And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
15Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. 16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. 17And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Well, what else do you need to know about your basic living? Its all pretty simple, as its illustrated here. Once you start being authentic, and living what you're talking, and after you're talking what you're living, then its time to start thanking God for the Grace he supplied to you, through Jesus Christ, to be able to do these things, as well as for all of the little successes that you have in your life.
To the same point, it’s very easy to start complaining about what is currently going wrong with your life, or even when we just want more than we have. That complaint is as old as time. Most famously being during the Exodus when they were in the desert heading for the promised land. They wanted something to eat other than Manna. They remembered all the food they had to eat when they were in Egypt, and wanted some sort of variety in their diet other than what God had provided them. There's a saying that “Complaining about what is wrong, often starts with forgetting about what is right.”. What the Israelites had forgotten was that back in Egypt, they were slaves, here in this time in the desert, they were free, and were on their way to a place much better than they could imagine, but they still wanted more. That’s why we have to always be thankful for what God has given us, because he will ALWAYS give us what we need, even though it may not always be what we want.
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