Welcome to Hank’s Place in 2022
Last message we spoke about “NOT Letting” religious people judge us, shut us out, reject us. And why? Paul in Colossians 2 revealed that we have been filled with Jesus when we were born again, buried with Him to the lure of this world and sin, raised up with Him by the power of God, and made alive in Him. Therefore we can choose to WALK in Him every day, involving Jesus in all things in our lives. Let the religious folk do their religious stuff; as for you and I, let’s just walk in Jesus, daily!
And, what are some things we should “LET” happen? Let’s see what Paul told us in the 3rd chapter of Colossians.
He begins by repeating those incredible truths found in the previous chapter:
Verse :1 – we HAVE BEEN raised up with Christ, to the right hand of God
Verse :3 – We HAVE died and our lives ARE HIDDEN WITH CHRIST IN GOD
And because of this, Paul inform us in verses :5 through :14 that WE HAVE PUT OFF that worldly stuff we once walked in and WE HAVE PUT ON the good Godly new self, but adds it is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator!
Hmmm. Is it done, or is it a process? This reminds me of Hebrews 10:10 and 14 which declares “… we HAVE BEEN sanctified…,” but also indicating it is a process, for it says, “(we) …who ARE BEING sanctified.”
So it’s both my friend – both. Example. Take the prisoner who has spent their entire life caged up, and now being released, and able to experience freedom and liberty for the first time. He is FREE the moment it was decreed, but he was still in prison. Then he experiences the initial reality of freedom when walking out of those prison walls — but then his mind is still in need of renewal, of discovering what it truly means to be free and at liberty. He could live like he once did in prison, but that’s no longer what he is: he is a free man. Time to walk in that freedom.
Now we come to the LETS. Paul in verse :15 says, – LET the peace of God rule in our hearts. It came when the Prince of Peace entered our hearts; but like the prisoner set free, we are learning to LET IT RULE; dispelling the world’s anxieties.
Verse :16 – LET the word of Christ dwell in you richly. A hunger for God’s word, the desire to know more of Him, came with the new birth. So read the bible. Listen to it spoken. Listen to the Holy Spirit. Your inner man wants to live in God’s word, so let it; LET IT DWELL there.
It’s time to live like the new man we really are, letting God’s peace and God’s word dwell in our hearts. And you know what? We’ll will COME ALIVE!
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