Christlike Qualities
If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above,
where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God.
Colossians 3:1
Nearly every epistle in the Bible mentions that we who believe in Jesus were “chosen” or “called” by God. Some people believe that if God does the choosing, we have no role to play. Yet the apostles dedicated their lives to sharing the good news of Jesus with the world. They knew that our privileged position brings a tremendous obligation.
A crucial way we share this good news is by living a different kind of life. In Colossians 3:5-9, the apostle Paul wrote about the things we must get rid of: sexual impurity, rage, malice, slander, lying, and the like. Now, as God’s “chosen people” (v 12), we are to “clothe” ourselves in a completely different lifestyle, one that is marked by Christlike qualities. When we react to life’s irritations and injustices with the grace and peace of the Spirit of Jesus, the world will see the difference.
Bible Reading
Colossians 3:1-17.
Prayer
My Heavenly Father, Help me each day to walk in the footsteps of my Saviour, and I asked that You would rule in my heart. In Christ's name I ask. Amen.
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