Blueprint for Living the Christian Life

 

We’ve been living in our house for 30 years. We had it built. Back then, you didn’t have fancy 3-D views of what your house would look like. You reviewed the blueprints and the architect’s rendering and signed off on them. Then it was the construction team’s job to build the house according to the blueprint that they had.

 

Paul wrote a letter to the Colossians. Chapter 3 was his blueprint to the new believers as to how to build their Christian lives. He wrote, “Clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts…..and be thankful….let the word of Christ dwell in you richly…..and whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to the Father through him” (Colossians 3:12-17).

 

Read Colossians when you have time, especially dwelling on Chapter 3. Use it to see how well you have been following God’s blueprint. Resolve to keep to the Great Architect’s plan in the new year and ask Him for His help in remaining faithful.

 

May you have a blessed New Year!

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