Listen
to the apostle Paul:
Since,
then, you have been raised with Christ,
Set
your hearts on things above,
Where
Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
Set
your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
For
you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.
When
Christ appears, then you also
will appear with Him in Glory.
Put
to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature:
Sexual
immorality, impurity, lust evil desires and greed, which is idolatry.
Because
of these, the wrath of God is coming.
You
used to walk in these way, in the life you once lived.
But
now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these:
Anger,
rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.
Do
not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self
With
its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed
In
knowledge in the image of its Creator.
Here
there is no Greek or Jew, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free,
But
Christ is ALL and is in ALL.
Therefore,
as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved,
Clothe
yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness
And
patience. Bear with each other
And
forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another.
Forgive
as the Lord forgave you.
And
over all these virtues put on love,
Which
binds them all together in perfect unity.
Let
the peace of Christ rule in your hearts,
Since
as members of One Body you were called to peace.
And
be thankful.
Let
the Word of Christ dwell in you richly
As
you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom,
And
as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs
With
gratitude in your hearts to God.
And
whether in word or deed, do it all in the Name of the Lord Jesus,
Giving
thanks to God the Father through Him. (Colossians 3:1-17)
Loving
the Lord our God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength,
We
seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness.
We
want to appear with Christ in Glory;
We
have set our hearts and minds on things above.
We
have died to this world and its godless passions,
And
our lives are hidden with Christ.
We
are His Treasured Possession to be revealed in the Last Day.
We
have put to death, ALL that belongs to our earthly, fallen nature;
The
nature that we were all born with, and ALL its ungodly attributes.
We
understand that because of ungodliness
The
WRATH of God is coming soon, as Scripture has told us,
Which
will consume the world we live in; leaving it ruined and devastated.
ALL
godlessness will be wiped away.
Only
that which is founded upon the ROCK, Christ, will remain.
At
one time we ALL walked in ungodliness
And
stood condemned with the world.
But
today, we have put off the old self with its evil practices,
Like
a filthy garment, and are putting on the New Self,
Which
is being renewed to the Image of Christ.
This
includes everyone who loves Christ.
As
God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved,
We
cloth ourselves with Christ, forgiving as we are forgiven.
Binding
all the virtues of Christ together with love
Which
results in perfect unity.
We
let the peace of Christ rule in our hearts
Since
we are all members of One Body; the Body of the Prince of Peace.
We
are thankful because we were once dead in sin
But
now have been made ALIVE in Christ.
We
sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs, in Spirit and in TRUTH,
With
gratitude in our hearts to God.
In
all we say and all we do, we do it in the Name of the Lord Jesus
Giving
thanks to God our Father through Him. Hallelujah!
Today,
the world is raging against God, rushing toward oblivion. (Psalm 2)
America
is being ground to powder because of her SIN against God.
Save
yourself from this Corrupt Generation! (Acts 2:40)
As
God has written, so shall it be! Hallelujah! Maranatha!
Father,
Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as in Heaven!
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