Verse of the Day 11/28
Colossians 3:15 Holman Christian Standard
15 And let the peace of the Messiah, to which you were also called in one body, control your hearts. Be thankful.
Today's verse is a good one for the transition between Thanksgiving and Christmas. It ends with being thankful, thankful for all that we have, all that we have and will be blessed with through Jesus Christ. It begins with the "peace of the Messiah". It is for the here and now but it is also for our future here and into eternity.
The heading for the passage in the Holman Christian Standard Bible states "The Christian Life". It speaks of putting on compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience as well as being forgiving. If we incorporate those things into our lives in the power of the grace of God and by His grace, we can experience peace in our lives. We are to "let it dwell richly" in us. It should overflow.
It is a verse and a passage we should return to often during the coming month as we prepare to celebrate the first coming of our Savior, the Messiah, while we look forward to His second coming. Come Lord Jesus Come.
Titus 2:12-13 New Living Translation. 12 And we are instructed to turn from godless living and sinful pleasures. We should live in this evil world with wisdom, righteousness, and devotion to God, 13 while we look forward with hope to that wonderful day when the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, will be revealed.
Blessings,
Mike
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
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Christian Life
12 Therefore, God's chosen ones, holy and loved, put on heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, 13 accepting one another and forgiving one another if anyone has a complaint against another. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you must also forgive. 14 Above all, put on love—the perfect bond of unity. 15 And let the peace of the Messiah, to which you were also called in one body, control your hearts. Be thankful. 16 Let the message about the Messiah dwell richly among you, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, and singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, with gratitude in your hearts to God. 17 And whatever you do, in word or in deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
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