ROOTS OF LIFE

” THEREFORE AS YOU HAVE RECEIVED CHRIST JESUS THE LORD, SO WALK IN HIM, HAVING BEEN FIRMLY ROOTED AND NOW BEING BUILT UP IN HIM AND ESTABLISHED IN YOUR FAITH, JUST AS YOU WERE INSTRUCTED, AND OVERFLOWING WITH GRATITUDE. COL. 2:6-7

” SEE TO IT THAT NO ONE TAKES YOU CAPTIVE THROUGH PHILOSOPHY AND EMPTY DECEPTION, ACCORDING TO THE TRADITION OF MEN, ACCORDING TO THE ELEMENTARY PRINCIPLES OF THE WORLD, RATHER THAN ACCORDING TO CHRIST.” COL. 2:8

Have you ever heard the phrase, ” you are what you eat?” This little saying is so true when living in this world. Let’s consider the information of the world and the information from God. There are two standards here, one from the world and it’s ways and another from our Lord and his way of living life. Our actions and our thoughts are going to reflect the standard that we surround ourselves with the most. If we go to church on Sunday and spend the rest of the week in the world what standard do you suppose we will reflect? It is so important that we build our faith to a point where we are living our christian life daily. This is a very confusing world, one where the devil is pushing his standards forward more often and with more pressure. It is very easy to be deceived. Without God’s roadmap (his word) it is easy to become entangled in the ideas and the thoughts of our surroundings which will eventually lead to actions of the worldly ways. Our God is very clear in Colossians that we need to be deeply rooted in his word. We need to be built up in him and established in our faith. As we all examine our thoughts, actions and words, where do we stand? Are going along with the crowd or are we established in the word of God, trusting him and following the Holy Spirit in our way of life? We should be filling ourselves with the fruit of God’s word and not filling ourselves with the ways of the world. PRAISE THE LORD ALWAYS!