Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and
beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness,
long suffering; Forbearing one another and forgiving one another, if any man
have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. And above all these things put on charity,
which is the bond of perfectness. And
let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in
one body; and be ye thankful. Let the
Word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one
another in psalms and hymns and Spiritual songs, singing with grace in your
hearts to the Lord. And whatsoever ye do
in word or deed, do all in the Name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and
the Father by Him. Colossians, Chapter
3, verses 12-17.
Actually, Christians are really fortunate, these
days. You don’t commonly hear of them
throwing Christians to the lions anymore.
I think it’s more about us being willing to live as God wants us to by
being examples of how He works in our lives, regardless of what other people
think or say.
Are we resentful when we are presented with an
opportunity to make a donation to a worthy cause or are we giving to others and
thankful for what we have? Do we get
caught up in reading the latest fad or do we find time to grow in our faith as
we read the Bible and learn more about God?
Do we get caught up in listening to music with a worldly theme or do we
sing Spiritual songs and hymns? Do we
respond hatefully to cashiers who seem less than sensitive to our concerns or
do we remember all our actions and words reflect our faith in God? Are we resentful that we don’t have the
newest and the best of worldly items like others or are we thankful for all God
provides for us? Food for thought!
Because this is an example of how I’ve applied this Bible passage to my life, it doesn't necessarily reflect the whole meaning of the passage.
