March 13, 2022 - Reaching Up in order to Reach Out

Colossians 4:3-6 We never know who is watching our lives and our actions' difference on others. David Robinson, former National Basketball great, shares some insightful thoughts about life's goals. "The goal of our lives is not our glory. ...trying to make life 'all about us' pushes happiness further out of reach. Our society is not wired for this kind of thinking. It's a me-centric world out there, destroying much of what should be good. Marriages are ruined because one or both partners are focused on their own happiness. Successful men and women are ruined by their own success, believing they don't need anyone else's input. And for some, life's troubles are magnified because they believe life is all about them." Of all the books of the bible that challenge that thinking, Colossians is at the head of the line. It not only challenges that notion but shows in no uncertain terms the supremacy of Christ and that life is all about bringing glory and honour to Him. Jesus promised that he would give each of us a certain quality of life if we really made Him first in our lives. "The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life and that they may have it more abundantly." - John 10:10 (NKJV) We often forfeit God's promise of abundant life because we live as if our agenda rather than God's plan for our lives is what it's all about. Today, as we look at a few verses from the last chapter of the book of Colossians, we find some significant instructions on what a Christ-centered, God-honoring life looks like and its impact on others. This kind of life brings joy and happiness because it is lived under the direction of God's Spirit and His word.