The Process!

Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, walk in [union with] Him [reflecting His character in the things you do and say--living lives that lead others away from sin], having been deeply rooted [in Him] and now being continually built up in Him and [becoming increasingly more] established in your faith, just as you were taught, and overflowing in it with gratitude.
COLOSSIANS 2:6‭-‬7 AMP

There is a theme that runs through the entire message about Christ, and it is the fact that he is the central and fundamental person in the whole message about God. This is not about a religion or an accepted pattern: this is about Christ, the One God himself has introduced as the Lord. Life itself begins when I have surrendered my own life to him and taken up his own life. Life truly begins when I am in Him.

Check out today's extract: so much emphasis on 'IN HIM'. I must walk 'in Him' if my life will ever make impact the way it was designed to do. I must be deeply rooted 'In Him' if I am to grow and bear fruits the way I have been commissioned to do. I must also be built up 'In Him' if I am to stand the test of time and circumstances, and if my life will bring glory to Him, the way it has been commissioned to do.

Why is being 'In Him' so important? I accept him as Lord and Saviour, giving Him effective and total control. It doesn't stop there; I must keep walking with and in him, so I can keep in step with his plans and purposes. As I walk with him, he works on me, molding and fashioning me out to look like him. As he works on me, I become totally dependent on him. My roots are firmly secure in him, not on my degrees and connections, but on His finished work. Only when I am deeply rooted can I be set free to bear visible fruit. No tree bears lasting fruit without first been deeply rooted. With fruitfulness comes abundance and overflowing. It is a process that only makes sense when I am truly and properly connected.

Outside of Christ, there can be no basis for faith. Could it be that outside of Him, nothing truly works? Yes, men have found different ways to push things, we have devised means of forcing things to work, patching it up as we go, but when it comes to Him, the principles and procedures of the world do not apply. Is my life a beacon to the world? Do men find God in me, and can my life be a living, breathing testament to the power of Christ? His time of favour is here.