As You've Received the Lord: SO WALK IN HIM!

I. Don't be beguiled/tricked/deceived with enticing words: LET your hearts be comforted, knit together in love, to all riches of full assurance of understanding, acknowledging the mystery (of Christ in YOU!) -- knowing all treasures of wisdom and knowledge are IN HIM.

Have I allowed my heart to be comforted?

Have I LET (allowed) my heart to be KNIT TOGETHER IN LOVE with others?

Have I allowed my life to acknowledge Christ in me?

Have I looked to Him knowing all treasures of wisdom & knowledge are in HIS ways?!

II. Be rooted and built up IN HIM and stablished in the faith: with order and steadfastness of

faith, abounding with thanksgiving.

Am I rooted in Him and HIS ways -- SOUND in what I believe (by showing it forth in

my life)?

Does my life show forth order? In what ways? In what ways do I need to show MORE

order?

Does my life demonstrate steadfastness?

Am I ABOUNDING with thanksgiving in ALL things?!

III. You are complete IN HIM in Whom all fulness dwells, the head of all principalities and

power: Beware you aren't ruined through philosophy and vain deceit after man's traditions.

Do I realize I am complete - in HIM?

Where am I being "ruined" through philosophy that runs contrary to His ways and Word?

Where am I ruined through uselessness of traditions?

IV. You are dead with Him and risen with Him through faith: forgiven and and quickened,

openly triumphing over principalities and powers making an OPEN show of them!

Am I dead to sin?

Am I risen with Him through faith?

Do I live rejoicing in His forgiveness -- quickened (with the same Spirit that raised

Christ from the dead raising me to NEW LIFE in Him)?

Does my life make an OPEN SHOW over principalities and powers that want to steal

from me, kill and destroy what God has given me!

“For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ; In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words. For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ. As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving. Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power: In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ: Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead. And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.”

(Col 2:1-15 KJVS)

Abiding in HIM!

just wanted to share a quick lil thought of the day....from John 15

i think these verses really hit me today because apart from Jesus we can't do ANYTHING.... what are worldly accomplishments.... NOTHING in the light of eternity....and even on earth it can be taken away in an instant!!! it is so important to remember that as you go about your days today... that what we are doing can NEVER last unless we are doing it INSIDE of God's will....

Sometimes I ask myself... do I want what man/the world can get me... or do I want what GOD can bring me... you will never be as happy and content as when you are remaining IN HIM!

have a wonderful day!!

"I am the true vine. My Father is the gardener. ²He cuts off every branch joined to me that does not bear fruit. He trims every branch that does bear fruit. Then it will bear even more fruit.

³ "You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. ⁴ Remain joined to me, and I will remain joined to you. No branch can bear fruit by itself. It must remain joined to the vine. In the same way, you can't bear fruit unless you remain joined to me.

⁵ "I am the vine. You are the branches. If anyone remains joined to me, and I to him, he will bear a lot of fruit. You can't do anything without me.

⁷ "If you remain joined to me and my words remain in you, ask for anything you wish. And it will be given to you. ⁸ When you bear a lot of fruit, it brings glory to my Father. It shows that you are my disciples.

⁹ "Just as the Father has loved me, I have loved you. Now remain in my love. ¹⁰ If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love.

The Mystery of God Revealed Through Christ!

The Mystery of God Revealed Through Christ!

I. Christ has preeminence in all things, which things were created BY Him and

consist FOR Him!

Application: Do I give Him preeminence (foremost in time, place, order or

importance, BEST) in ALL (every, the whole, always, daily,

whatsoever)?

Do I consist FOR Him (for His purpose) and realize I consist BY Him?

II. In Him all fullness dwells: He made peace through the blood of the cross, and He

has reconciled (changed mutually) all things to Himself.

Application: Have I denied myself, picked up my cross daily, to follow Him:

in peace (absence of negative emotions!) He died to give me?

What is missing in my life? Do I go to Christ for all fullness?

What do I need to go to Him for fullness for today?

III. Reconciled from alienation and enemies in your mind by wicked works.

Application: Have I been reconciled to Him (changed mutually) in my mind (my deep thoughts, understanding)?

Have I been reconciled to Him (changed mutually), no longer

an enemy (opponent) in my mind by wicked (hurtful or evil

in effect OR influence!) works? Are my works FREE of hurtful

or evil effects or influences to others?

IV. Now unblameable, unreprovable, IF I continue in faith, grounded, settled,

and not moved away from the hope of the Gospel.

Application: Am I unblameable and unreprovable?

Have I continued in faith – reliance on Christ – immoveable

and steadfast?

Have I not been stirred to a place other than the hope, expectation

and confidence of the Good News of Christ?!

V. Mystery made manifest: Dispensation of God is given to me to fulfill the

Word of God!

Application: Do I live out my role in administration of His estate (dispensation)

which is given to me to fulfill His Word?

Do I live out the solution of the "mystery" which was hidden from

ages and generations and is now made known to His saints?

Do I rejoice in my sufferings for others and fill up what is behind

of the afflictions of Christ for the administration of His estate?

VI. Christ in me, the hope of glory!

Application: Do I put all my trust and reliance in Him: the hope (assurance)

of the riches of the glory of the mystery?

Do I warn and teach according to His working in me?

What is He working in me?

Subject sentence: In Him all things consist, are reconciled and are revealed!

Aim: To live our His purpose for My life, not held back by anything

He died to save me from, reconciled or reveals to me!

“Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell; And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven. And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight: If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister; Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the church: Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God; Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints: To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus: Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.” (Col 1:15-29 KJVS)