Colossians 2:6-7 says, "So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, stregnthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness." NIV
Paul knew that 
the Colossians had received Christ Jesus. He mentioned that they received Christ Jesus as Lord; not any lord, but the Lord of lords. The Lord Jesus Christ that the Colossians received is the Lord of the universe that Paul described in Ch.1. He is the One who hold All things. He is also the One that we received. There is an assurance to our faith knowing that we have made the right decision to believe in Him.
Paul did not stop here. He continued to encourage the Colossians to CONTINUE to Live in Him. Many people are good in starting, but not good in ending. Whatever we have started, must continue. The Colossians had started their faith in Christ Jesus, therefore, they must continue to live and to persevere in Him. Likewise, we the believers must continue to live in Him.
How do we continue living in Him? Well, Paul clearly said here, "rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith...and overflowing with thankfulness." There are three basic principles here that we can continue to live in Christ:
i). to be rooted in Him
ii). to be built up in Him
iii). to be strengthened in our faith
As the result, we will be overflowing with thankfulness.
Being a Christian for quite some years, you may feel have been lost the excitement following Christ and the things we normally do for Him is getting lesser and lesser. Bible reading becomes very boring to you. Praying becomes lesser and shorter. Witnessing Christ becomes falling apart from your way. What is your struggle to hinder you from continuing to live in Christ?
Whatever reason it is, I urgly encourage you to persevere i
n our faith. Continue to live in Christ; to be rooted and built up in Him and be strengthened in your faith. When you do these, your life will be overflowing with thankfulness. Only a mature Christians can be overflowing with thanksgiving. Therefore, let us continue to live in Christ.
Isaiah 41:10 says, "So do not fear, for I am with you; do not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." NIV
The first word is "So". We therefore realize that the verse is a consequence of the teaching contained in previous verses. By examining verses 8 and 9, we see that their theme is that God has chosen and called his people Israel from the ends of the earth. How do these verses link with the passage in verse 10? The Word 'so' such a link word.
Turning back to verse 10, we can identify a negative command, "do not fear", followed by a reason which is also a promise, "for I am with you." Next we have a second negative command, "do not be dismayed", followed by a reason which is also a promise, "for I am your God." Then we have three reasons and promises why Israel should not fear: "I will stregnthen you"; "I will help you" and "I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." Thus in the midst of Israel's fears that her disobedience guarantees abandonement by God, the Lord steps in and promises active intervention to help exiled Israel, the right hand being symbolic of God's saving power.
Drawing together our two negative commands, each followed by a reason, and the whole followed by three further promises, we can now suggest the following breakdown of content:
Main Theme: Why the people of God have no cause for fear or confusion.
Sub-themes:
i). God is present - he will not desert/leave us.
ii). God is personal - he owns his people.
iii). God is powerful - he will strengthen, help and uphold us.
(Dr. Derek Newton: And the Word Became...a Sermon. pp.79-80)
This few months things were overloaded one after another. I felt very exhausted and tired. Why would I feel this way? I realized I was not good for time management. But more than this, it was because I did not put things in a right place. The first and most priority for me, I believe it is for all, too, is to pray. One the other hand, the works need to be done on time as well. When I was too busy and no time to pray, was ended up exhausting and tiring. By doing this, I'm killing myself. I have to time to feed my spiritual food, which is to pray and to read the bible. Now I repant.
I believe somehow many of you have faced this kind of situation. If so, let us go back to the starting point which is to spend time with Jesus. When we spend time with Him, He will enable us to cope with our busy schedules. Let us wait none. Do it now.
the Colossians had received Christ Jesus. He mentioned that they received Christ Jesus as Lord; not any lord, but the Lord of lords. The Lord Jesus Christ that the Colossians received is the Lord of the universe that Paul described in Ch.1. He is the One who hold All things. He is also the One that we received. There is an assurance to our faith knowing that we have made the right decision to believe in Him.
n our faith. Continue to live in Christ; to be rooted and built up in Him and be strengthened in your faith. When you do these, your life will be overflowing with thankfulness. Only a mature Christians can be overflowing with thanksgiving. Therefore, let us continue to live in Christ.
