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BE YE THANKFUL (III)
MONDAY, AUGUST 21
Colossians 3:15-17

Colossians 3:17

 

“Do all in the name of the

Lord Jesus.”

 

BE YE THANKFUL (III)
 
It is so important to give thanks to the Lord that each verse reminds us of this obligation. We can express our gratitude to the Lord by letting Him and His Word rule and live in our hearts as well as by honouring our Lord Jesus’ Name and doing all in His Name.
 
Do all in the name of the Lord Jesus with thanksgiving. It is a great privilege as well as a great obligation and responsibility for us Christians to bear the Name of the Lord Jesus in our lives. This requires us to be careful in what we say and do. “Will Jesus say or do this if He is here in our situation?” When Satan tempts us, it is wise for us to look unto our Lord Jesus, who never murmured but trusted in His Father’s will and timing with His humble submission, then overcame Satan by God’s Word, and obeyed His Father unto death (Matt 4:4-11; Phil 2:8).
 
Those who cast doubt on God’s Word are doing what the Lord Jesus has never done. [There were no extant original manuscripts of the Old Testament (autographs) except copies (apographs) in His days.] It is Satan who questions and casts doubt on God’s Word (Gen 3:1-5)! Some brethren have not given up bad habits like smoking by arguing, “Smoking is not a sin, and the Bible does not forbid smoking.” The Holy Spirit can help us understand God’s will through other verses and through Jesus’ example. First, we cannot smoke in Jesus’ Name, as Jesus would never do that. It is our responsibility to prove, test, or discern “what is acceptable unto the Lord” and will understand that God does not approve smoking because it enslaves us and is harmful to our body, which is the temple of the Holy Spirit; as a result, we break the sixth commandment, “Thou shalt not kill” (Exod 20:13). Furthermore, it does not edify others nor glorify God and Jesus Christ’s Name.
 
No one can live as Jesus did without His help as He confirms, “without me ye can do nothing.” Then we are to “give thanks” to the Lord for enabling us to say and do as He did in His Name, all glory to Him.
 
THOUGHT: It is a great privilege and responsibility to do all in Jesus’ Name.

PRAYER: Father, help me do everything in word or deed in Thy name.

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