Therefore, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, (Colossians 2:6 NET)
How am I to live my life? Just as I have received Christ. What does it mean to have received Christ? The verb here can be taken to mean to have taken on as an associate or companion. If Jesus is our associate, we're known to be with Him and He is known to be with us. If Jesus is our companion, we can know that we are not alone. The verb can also be taken to mean to have received by transmission - meaning not from us but to us, from God to us. We have received or taken Jesus on not just as an associate or companion but as Lord - we belong to Him and He has the power and authority to choose how to use us.
With Jesus as our associate, companion, and master, we are to make our way in life. We are to make progress. We are to make use of the opportunities given to us. As we walk through our lives, we should know that Christ is with us and it should be known that He is with us. As we make progress - no turning back - we should remember we are not alone. As we make use of the opportunities, we should know those opportunities came from our Lord and we should respond to them as He wants us to!
To be known as Christ's is a wonderful thing. Walk well, dear reader.
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