Verse of the Day 12/28

 

Verse of the Day 12/28

 

Colossians 3:17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.  English Standard Version (ESV)

 

In the post from 12/25 we were told in Micah 6:8 that we are called to "do justice, love mercy and walk humbly with our God".  This doesn't just happen randomly, it takes some thought and preparation day by day.  In 1 Peter 3:15 Peter challenged his readers to "always be prepared" to give a defense for what we believe in.

 

As we head towards the new year, many will be making resolutions to do this or that, to change this or that.  Beneath it all, as Christians we should give thought to what we are going to do for the day, let alone the year.

 

John Piper writes, "When you get up in the morning and you face the day, what do you say to yourself about your hopes for the day? When you look from the beginning of the day to the end of the day, what do you   want to happen because you have lived?....If you say, "I don't even think like that. I just get up and do what I've got to do," then you are cutting yourself off from a basic means of grace and a source of   guidance and strength and fruitfulness and joy. It is crystal clear in the Bible, including these texts, that God means for us to aim consciously at something significant in our days." 

 

Have you given much thought to what you are going to "do" today?  If not, stop and take a few minutes (or longer), pray, and seek God in His Word and ask Him to lead you in the way you should go and then "aim consciously and  "do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus."

--   In Christ,  Mike    Folllow the Verse of the Day blog at http://mikesvotd.blogspot.com  Ephesians 1:7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins,  in accordance with the riches of God's grace.  NIV

 

Colossians 3:12-17 New King James Version (NKJV)

Character of the New Man

¹² Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; ¹³ bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. ¹⁴ But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection. ¹⁵ And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful. ¹⁶ 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. ¹⁷ And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.