SUNDAY February 27, 2022

Walk Worthy of the Lord

For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God....
Colossians 1:9-10

The heart of Paul is seen in his prayer for the believers in Colosse. He never stopped praying for them. He earnestly prayed that they would be filled with God’s perfect will for their lives. In his times of intercessory prayer, Paul asked that the Colossians would be enabled to walk worthy of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, to be fully pleasing to the Lord, to become fruitful in good works, and to increase in their knowledge of God. That was God’s will for their lives.

I believe, when Christians become so comfortable in their homes, they often fail to seek God’s will and what He wants them to do. Believers who become idle will have a greater danger of falling into the works of the flesh––their carnal desires. The devil loves it when Christians are inactive. That is why it is beneficial to be involved in serving on the frontlines of ministry. It helps believers remain accountable to others. If you are not serving in the church in any capacity, you really do not know what you are missing.

Life is too short to remain idle. At the end of your life, when you stand before the Lord, and He asks, “As My servant, what did you do for My kingdom?” Will you reply, “I attended Calvary Chapel.” The Lord may ask, “But what else?”

Like Paul, my prayer for those attending Calvary Chapel Golden Springs is that their lives will be in complete submission to Jesus Christ, and they will be filled with the knowledge of His will for their lives. As you study the Word of God, you will receive the wisdom and guidance to do His will.

God made me for himself, to serve him here, with love's pure service and in filial fear; to show his praise, for him to labour now; then see his glory where the angels bow.
~Henry William Baker~

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