Tag: Colossians

Word and Deed

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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.

Colossians 3:17 (ESV)

What exactly does Paul mean when he tells us to “do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus?” Is he simply telling us to tack on a quick “in Jesus name” to the end of all that we do? Or is he calling us to something exponentially more intimate and personal? I confess that I am far from even being adequate in obedience to this call. Rarely do I think about doing something, anything, in the name of Jesus. Even when the occasion arises, I don’t know that I fully comprehend what it means to do something in the name of Jesus. I know it is more than just a casual acknowledgment. It is a call to live a life of humble thanksgiving before my Savior.

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Held Together

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And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

Colossians 1:17 (ESV)

I have been thinking a lot about my recent past and have seen myself delve into a low depressive valley. It has taken me quite a while to truly understand I was actually in this valley and it is taking just as long for me to understand and discern the pathway out. I find myself in this valley more often than I would expect. So often, I consider this a persistent depressive state. As I have been looking for consistent markers of my time in this valley, I see the commonality of self-centeredness. I find that my spiraling thoughts become so entangled with myself that I can only ever think about the negative aspects of my life. I lose all perspective and simply focus on my self-interests. This verse calls me out of this myopic view of life and lifts me into the heavenly place where Christ is seated at the right hand of the Father. The verse reminds me that everything, not just some things, is held together by the One who is before all things. Jesus reigns supreme before all things and all things have their meaning in him alone.

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Glorious Mystery

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the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints. To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

Colossians 1:26-27 ESV

The glorious mystery: ‘Christ in you’. This is still something that I truly don’t fully understand. Not just the mechanics of how Christ can be in me, but the implications of Christ being in me. If I fully understood what it means for the one who has the ‘fullness of God’ dwelling in him to then dwell within me, life should be much more simple. How can I not fully comprehend that ‘Christ in me’ is not something to play at or ignore or take notice of when I feel up to it.

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