"And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father, through Him." Colossians 3:17 NKJV
Notice the word, 'Whatever'. This one word says it all. Whatever we do, whatever we say and whatever we think, should be about Jesus. This is the hallmark of the person who has signed up for the new self. The new man (self) lives his or her life totally for Jesus. This person points the way to Jesus through the things that they do, say or think. We know that not many unbelievers read the bible; they use the Christian as their bible. They view us and judge us accordingly. This is why it is so important that we fly the flag for Jesus wherever we are and in whatever we do, say or think.
As a new person, you are called to persevere in all you do; the road may be difficult, obstacles may try to block your way and the distractions may be endless. Also, you may face people who are rude and occasionally threatening but, God gives you the way to handle this and the route to take. You may receive no gratitude for what you do but then again, neither did Jesus when He carried His cross to Calvary. He persevered and got the job done.
Therefore, whatever you face, whatever pitfalls come your way, you know that you need to keep doing what you are called to do. You may say this is a hard task to achieve and this is true, but you can do it because you can do all things through Christ who strengthens you Philippians 4:13. Putting on the new self, is actually dying to the old and as Paul said in Galatians 2:20:
'I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave Himself for me.'
There it is, you do it all by faith and don't forget that we walk by faith, not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7); so therefore, Jesus helps you through; if you get it wrong, which you probably will do, you pick yourself up and carry on. After all, you have a mission to fulfill; you were chosen by Jesus Himself and He knows that you can do it. Therefore, walk in the new self!
Copyright 2021 Grahame Howard.
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