Life Worthy

For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding. And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light. For He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in who we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. Colossians 1:9-14 Paul lists five benefits God gives all believers through Christ: 1. He made us qualified to share his inheritance 2. He rescued us from Satan's dominion of darkness and made us his children 3. He brought us into his eternal kingdom 4. He redeemed us - bought our freedom from sin and judgment 5. He forgave all our sins Thank God for what you have received in Christ. And not only that, you need to understand, deep in your heart, that these benefits are not contingent upon what you do. You have already been qualified, rescued, redeemed, forgiven and brought into his eternal kingdom. These are not that things are going to happen one day, but these are things that have already happened. Your spiritual growth is dependent on your belief in these things. If you believe these things to be true, then you will start to see fruit in your life, such as endurance, patience, and joy. You see, God has already done it. The work has been completed. It is finished. All that remains is for you to believe. Knowledge and faith are two vastly different things. Knowledge of God is very important and useful, but many people have knowledge they do not use. Faith is what God is looking for. Faith that will move mountains. God bless you, J.H