Stop Achieving. Start Receiving.

So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him-

-Colossians 2:6

To appreciate Paul’s point here, we have to clarify something first:

How did you initially receive Christ Jesus as Lord?

By working hard? By doing good? Getting it right? Hitting your mark?

Of course not. You didn’t achieve Him as Lord.

You received Him as Lord.

By grace.

Paul says:

The same way you received Him initially-by grace-

is the way you’re supposed to live continually from day to day.

Many people freely receive the forgiveness of Jesus at the point of salvation, then spend the rest of their lives trying to pay God back.

Like: “Thanks for the jumpstart of grace, God. I’ve got it from here.”

Stop trying to achieve His love, blessings, and favor through ridiculous, frantic, fleshly, performance based self-righteous rigmarole.

Continue to live in Him the same way you started your life in Christ.

Receive it. By grace.

This entry was originally posted January 28th, 2010