Paul is
talking to the church at Colosse, reminding them that they have been raised
with Christ. Two ways to look at
this…they were baptized into the church but in our time we know what it means
to be raised in the church or grow up in the church. Either of these lines of thinking lead us to
the same life experiences.
Recently, I
have had occasion to call upon these scriptures when counseling with a family
member whose son had strayed from his “Christian raising”. Reminding her of the foundation they have
given him his whole life, he will one day return to his “new” life in
Christ.
In the
church we are taught to control our human nature to prepare for service in the
church. As disciples, we see ourselves
as representatives of Christ. This then
becomes our faith journey from our human nature to our spiritual nature. It is a journey we are all on. As with any other venture we are more
successful working with many “hands”, hence the cliché, “it takes a
village…Christ’s village”.
Prayer: Father, teach us that everything we do should
glorify your name and done in your honor.
We are thankful in all things. Amen.
Debbie
Savage
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