I have a friend who, each day, sends out a mass text with a scripture for the day. Today's scripture was Colossians 3:12-14 and as I was reading the scripture in context (something we all should do!) I was pulled into reading all of Colossians 3:1-17, which in the New Living Translation is titled "Living the New Life." And one verse in particular stuck our to me today.
"In this new life, it doesn’t matter if you are a Jew or a Gentile, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbaric, uncivilized, slave, or free. Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us." Colossians 3:11
"Christ is all that matters...." Do you believe that? Is that the way you live your life?
I know the Bible gives us rules for living our life and somethings are translated or interpreted different by different people, but if we are honest with ourselves, we have to realize that no one on this earth has all of the answers. Our God is too big and vast to every fully understand everything he has for us and everything he has called us to do.
Yes...we all have differences, but according to Colossians 3:11, "Christ is all that matters."
I had a conversation recently with my sister that I can't help but feel illustrates this point so clearly. She works in a secular job and for a while was having a hard time reconciling parts of her belief with these new friendships she has forged with these great people.
And while they might have what some of us see as "sins" in their lives, she has come to realize that it is not her job to judge them for what they are doing "wrong" (or do the opposite and justify it with "we all have sins.") It is simply her job to show them Christ in a tangible form on a daily basis.
It's how we should live our life very day. Not judging someone on their "barbaric" tattoos. Or come down on them for being "slaves" to their sin. Or thinking "my religion interprets scripture better than your religion does." Or whatever else creates a wall between yourself and other followers of Christ.
"Christ is all that matters." Try living your life today with that mindset.
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