Colossians 1:9 That is why we keep on talking to God about you since the day we heard about you. We ask him that you may know everything he wants you to do. We ask him that you may be very wise and that the Spirit will help you to understand.
10 We ask him that you will live the way the Lord wants you to live, so that you will please him in everything you do. We ask that you will do everything that is good. We ask that you will see the fruit from what you do. We ask that you will know more and more about God.
11 God has wonderful power. And we ask him to give you all the strength you need to go through all your troubles,to be very patient in them, and to be happy.
12 Thank the Father who has made us ready to be with the people of God who live in his light.
Day 29—A Warning Not to Move away from the Government of Christ |
Colossians 2:19 continues on from what we saw in yesterday’s Scripture where we were given warning with regard to those who might try to rob us of the prize that is ours in Christ. Paul turns from the analogy of the athletic field to the physiology of the human body.
And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.
In speaking of not holding the Head, Paul clearly refers to the Head of the Body, which is Christ, the Head of the Church. Any success a seducing spirit has in removing us from our relationship with Him as our Head is a strike of victory for the enemy.
Years ago I had a roommate whose left arm had lost its connection with his brain. Unless he used his right hand to hold his left hand down, it would flail about. What a hindrance that was to him! Part of his body was not under the government of his head. The word holding in the above verse is from the Greek kratéo. It means, “to be under the government of.”
In the Body of Christ, when any of us are moved away from the governing power of Christ, we become like that young man’s arm, having the tendency to move about in senseless and non-productive ways for God’s Kingdom. We may even do harm, and knock things out of order around us. So, today, it is our purpose to present ourselves before Christ for a miracle of spiritual healing. Let this healing bring us into harmony with our Head and with the rest of His Body. Then, His Kingdom’s purpose can come to pass without a being hindered by carnality.
DEAR LORD, I submit myself to whatever operation of Your Spirit that may be necessary to bring me into harmony with Yourself and Your Body. If there are things that I have carried from my youth that have risen up to keep me from being a part of what You are doing in the Church, then please hold me tight till I am healed.
How members the Body of Christ May Work Together
—Romans 12:4-16
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