Read Colossians 9:9-23
Reading the Message version of the bible is awesome at times when I have been so used to reading from the KJV or the NKJV. From the passage below verse 21 says that we “are a case study of what He does”. You and I are being studied to see what God does!
Reading the Message version of the bible is awesome at times when I have been so used to reading from the KJV or the NKJV. From the passage below verse 21 says that we “are a case study of what He does”. You and I are being studied to see what God does!
In my
profession, the computer field, when companies create a new product and businesses
run them in their environment, they can be made into a case study. So if Microsoft wants to find out how Word is
working at Business XYZ, they will do a case study to see how well Word is
working in their business environment. Other business read these case studies to
see if they want to use Word in their business based on how well it worked for
Business XYZ.
In the same
way God our creator uses us as a case study for how well His creation who call
on the name of Jesus work in this world. If others see us as Christians working
together on one accord, loving others, they might want to see what Jesus is all
about and use Him in their life. Verses
15 – 16 talk about how we are all created in Christ Jesus and find our purpose
in Him. So if we are representing what
it looks like to be “fixed and fit together in vibrant harmonies” (v20), then
those in the world who are God’s creation, but not yet His child through
accepting Christ Jesus, might want to try Jesus.
If we who are
re-gened and made new in Christ Jesus “stay grounded and steady in that bond of
trust, constantly tuned in to the Message” (v.23), then we will fulfill God’s
commission to be a witness for Him to the world. We are being studied everyday of our
lives. People watch our character, our
actions & reactions, and how we love our neighbor. If someone wrote a case study about you and
how well you work in this world, would others want you as a product (the evidence
of God’s grace & mercy working powerfully in your life)? Would they want to try what you have?
Prayer:
Jesus help us walk through this
life being a proper representative of what you can do when we call upon the
name of the Lord Jesus. Amen.
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