The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Colossians 3:17, “And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.”

It’s a short, terse verse, but it’s packed with wisdom if only we’ll allow it to pierce our hearts.

First, Paul is not saying that we can say or do anything we want. Giving the situation, that could prove disastrous! Besides, we pretty much do that now, don’t we? We all too often say what we want to say and do what we want to do, and we come up losing.

The apostle’s instruction is that we “do everything in the name of the LORD Jesus.” He is our safety. When we do and say things in our own name, without spiritual consultation, we run a serious risk. The LORD has nothing to do with what we do on our own. Our safety in everything is when He is involved with us; because when we involve Him, He puts a brake on what we say and how we say it. It’s the LORD’s way of keeping us out of trouble.

Moreover, when we involve the LORD in our doings, we’re assurred of victory. Why? Because He is never involved in things He cannot control. Thus, He is always victorious! His victory may appear to be ours in the eyes of unbelievers. We know, however, that the victory always belongs to the LORD. Realization of that provokes us to give thanks to Him for our protection and for the victory over the situation.

I confessed to someone recently that I hav often gotten ahead of the LORD; that is, I’ve rushed in and tried to control the situation, when I would have done better to have allowed Him to take the lead and exercise divine control. How could you do better than to have the Creator of the Heavens and the Earth as you Guide? Yield your burdens and insecurities to Him, and then Thank Him for His gracious and loving help!

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

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“We never know that God is all we need

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