Reverence and Awe

Good Morning & Evening!
(click to hear this mornings devo)
(click to hear this evenings devo)

As you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him.

What a brilliantly appropriate thought for our morning devotions. Walk in Him. But not just according to our understanding that we should. But rather according to our understanding that we have received Christ Jesus the Lord. Surely this walking will be different. Paul's encouragement here in Colossians is rich in our ears as well. We are called to reflex Christ in our lives, to portray the image of Godly righteous living. But this is not a call into duty but rather an acknowledgement that a life that is filled with Christ will resonate with these attributes. Spurgeon points out that this walking implies action. Yes great action. For what good is a muted symphony? He continues -

Our religion is not to be confined to our closet.

Dear christian do not hide your light as you have been illuminated by His word. Rather shine to the world that great pure brightness that is only found in his dwelling. Know that your lantern was set ablaze to be a light in a dark place - a light to the world.

...I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life. (John 8:12)

All of this for this morning is set against the backdrop he illustrates for us in this evenings devotion - That we walk not with false hope or empty promise but rather with the ever standing promises of our God and King. Never will his storehouses fail, never will his promises, the many they are for us, go unfulfilled. We can rejoice and WALK in him assured of his greatness in all the world and majestic reign over all things including our very lives.

So Walk. In Him for you have received Him into your life as a gift by the amazing grace of God.

May all that we say, think, and do each day resonate of the greatness of the one who has indwelt our very hearts by his grace.

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. (Eph 2:10)

God bless,
jeff paisano