All Things God's Way

The apostle Paul was writing to the church in Colossae, encouraging them in their faith in Jesus Christ, and in the love which they had for all the saints.

“For this reason also, since the day we heard of it, we have not ceased to pray for you and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for the attaining of all steadfastness and patience; joyously giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in Light.” (Colossians 1:9-12 NASB1995)

For all of us who are in Christ Jesus are in Christ by God-persuaded and God-gifted faith in him, resulting in us being crucified with Christ in death to sin, and raised with Christ to walk in newness of life in him, no longer to live as slaves to sin, but as servants of God in walks of obedience to his commands. So, to do God’s will, we need to know God’s will. And we learn God’s will and purpose for our lives by being students of the Scriptures who study them in their appropriate biblical context, as led by the Holy Spirit. 

And we need to know God’s will so that we will walk (in conduct) in a manner worthy of (fitting to; appropriate to) the Lord, to please him in all respects. So, what does that look like in our lives? This has to do with our lifestyles, with how we live from day to day, in practice, in conduct, in attitude, in word, and in action, as led by the Lord. We must no longer strive to live for the pleasures of the flesh, but we must now be determined to follow our Lord in obedience to his commands, all in his power and wisdom.

And what is pleasing to the Lord? All the things written in the Scriptures which teach us what we must do and how we must live as followers of Christ, as well as all that we must forsake and cut out of our lives. For it pleases God when we forsake our sins to follow him in obedience to his commands. It pleases him when we live holy lives, according to the Spirit, and no longer according to the flesh. And it pleases God when we follow his leading in becoming who he created each one of us to be for his glory.

And we are to be bearing fruit in every good work. And our fruit has to do with what we produce, with the results of our faith in action. It is the outgrowth of our faith shown by our attitudes, words, and actions. And it can be in utilizing the gifts of the Spirit given us by God in the “body parts” assigned to us by God within the universal body of Christ, the church. And that can be shown in many different ways, depending upon our callings and our giftedness of God and what he has for us to do, as his servants.

And we need to be steadfast in faith and in service to our Lord in obeying what he has for us to do for his purposes and for his glory – all in his power and wisdom and strength. For it is God who calls us. And it is God who qualifies us. And it is God who equips us for his service. And he is the one to direct us in what to do and in what to say, and for what purposes, and in what setting, and how often, and in what timing, etc. For we are not all the same. We don’t all have the same callings. And every day is not the same.

So, our service to him should not be for selfish purposes. It should not be for our own self-glory. We should not be the ones charting our own course, determining our own steps. But our lives should be surrendered to doing the will of God, his way, in his power, directed by the Spirit and not by human flesh. And we should be very careful not to judge one another by our own way of thinking, or by how we do things, for God did not make us all the same. All judgments must be from God and his word, according to his word.

[Matthew 5:13-16; Matthew 28:18-20; John 4:31-38; John 13:13-17; John 14:12; Acts 1:8; Acts 2:14-18,42-47; Acts 26:18; Romans 10:14-15; Romans 12:1-8; 1 Corinthians 12:1-31; 1 Corinthians 14:1-5; Galatians 6:1; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:1-16; Ephesians 5:11-21; Ephesians 6:10-20; Philippians 2:1-8; Colossians 3:12-16; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:13; Hebrews 10:23-25; James 5:19-20; 1 Peter 2:9,21; 1 John 2:6]

Fit for Service 

 

An Original Work / October 5, 2011

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Holy Spirit, come within us.

Cleanse our hearts, 

and from sin free us.

Make us holy vessels fit 

for service to the King.

Fill us with Your love and power.

Anoint us within this hour

To be living witnesses 

For Jesus Christ, our King.

Our praise to Him bring.

Father God, our heart’s desire,

Come and speak to us in power.

Revive our hearts to obey You;

Live for You always.

May we love and serve You only,

Walking with You; 

Not a phony.

May we always tell the truth,

And show integrity.

Your true servants be.

Jesus, Savior, sanctify us.

Purify our hearts within us;

Be transformed into Your likeness,

Holy unto You.

May we always listen to You

Speaking Your words 

Now within us.

May we heed Your counsel to us;

Follow You today.

Do all that You say. 

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All Things God’s Way

An Original Work / April 25, 2026

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love