“Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.” – Colossians 2:6-7
Receiving Christ – putting your trust and faith in Him as Lord – is meant to be the beginning of an incredible lifelong adventure! Our moment of salvation is the start, not the finish line. We don’t just get saved by Jesus, we are to “walk in Him”. We must live every moment, of every day, of every month, of every year in Christ, honoring Him, reflecting His goodness, kindness, righteousness, holiness, mercy, justice, and grace.
We must seek to become more and more like Jesus is EVERYTHING we do (work, school, marriage, parenting, neighboring, etc). We must be rooted in Him, learning and growing in Him, and most important, being like Him.
We can’t be one person on Sunday morning and a different person the rest of the week. Everyone we encounter should see Christ in us every time. This isn’t a chore or burden, it’s the delight of having the Living God within us as He is. For this privilege of walking in Christ 24×7 we give thanks more and more!