Post by Les Brewer on Jun 19, 2012 8:15:22 GMT
"THOUGHT FOR THE DAY!" by Pastor Robert Oliver
Colossians 2:7 says~ "ROOTED and BUILT UP 'IN' HIM, and STABLISHED 'IN' THE FAITH, as Ye Have Been TAUGHT, 'ABOUNDING' THEREIN with THANKSGIVING!"
OH Glory to GOD What a Verse! The Incredible Apostle Paul here, Has been Preaching to the Believers at Colosse Concerning Their "Completion" In JESUS CHRIST! And Here in Verse 7 He 'Reveals' Some Rather Astonishing 'Facts' Pertaining to our "New Position" in Our "LIVING HEAD" JESUS CHRIST! I See "8" Things here Beloved Believers that Cry Out for Exposition:
First, Notice the Very First Word: Paul says~"ROOTED!" Now What's That Mean? Listen, 'IF' a Tree is Ever Going to GROW, it MUST 'FIRST' BE FIRMLY "ROOTED" IN THE GROUND! And So too, In order for You & I to Be "Strong in the LORD" and in the 'POWER' OF HIS MIGHT, We Must 'First' Be Rooted & Grounded "IN HIM!" Listen, it's the "ROOTS" that 'SUPPLY' the TREE with "NUTRIENTS AND LIFE!" And That's Why JESUS Said~ "I AM THE VINE, YE ARE THE BRANCHES...IF YE ABIDE IN ME, AND I IN YOU, YE SHALL BEAR MUCH FRUIT!!!"
But Secondly, Notice the "BUILDING PROJECT!" He says~ "Rooted And BUILT UP!" Did You 'Hear' That? Something's Being "BUILT!" Ah Yes Indeed Beloved Saints, Here is a 'Key' to Victorious Christian Living: Not Only Must We BE "ROOTED" IN HIM, but 'After' Rooting takes Place We MUST BE "BUILT UP!" I See "GROWTH" Here! In Jude Verse 20 the BIBLE Says~ "BUILDING YOURSELVES 'UP' BELOVED, ON YOUR MOST HOLY FAITH!" Now Listen, 'Until' We Arrive In Heaven Above, You & I Brethren 'Must' Be Steadfastly "GROWING IN GRACE!!!"
But Thirdly, Notice "WHERE" this Rooting & Building 'Must' Take Place! Paul writes~ "Rooted and Built Up 'IN' HIM!" Aha, Here's the 'Critical Point' of vs 7, the "LOCATION" of This ROOTING & GROUNDING & BUILDING "MUST" TAKE PLACE "IN" CHRIST JESUS!!! JESUS Said~ "FOR WITHOUT 'ME' YE CAN DO NOTHING!" Oh Yes it's True Beloved, Just 'Like' the Fruit-Bearing "Branch" Receives It's 'Nourishment' FROM THE VINE, We Too, "RECEIVE GRACE & STRENGTH" To Live Victoriously by ABIDING "IN CHRIST JESUS" the TRUE VINE! I'm So 'Thankful' that "WE" Have been POSITIONALLY "PLACED" INTO JESUS CHRIST Since the 'Day' of Our "REGENERATION!!!"
Ok But Fourthly, Notice the Glorious "Establishment!" He says~ "ROOTED AND BUILT UP IN HIM, AND STABLISHED!" Listen, the 'Greek' word here is "Bebaioo!" It Literally Means to "Stabilitate!" Did You 'Catch' That? That's What the "HOLY SPIRIT" Tells Us here, through Paul's Pen, that We Are Now "STABILIZED" IN JESUS CHRIST!!! Listen, 'JESUS' Brings "STABILITY" To Our Lives! 'HE' Puts Us On a "STEDFAST COURSE" and "MAKES US 'STABLE' TO DO HIS WILL!!!"
But Fifthly, Notice "WHAT" HE Establishes US "IN!" Paul says~ "ROOTED AND BUILT UP IN HIM, AND STABLISHED IN 'THE' FAITH!" Oh Glory Be to GOD! I 'Love' this Verse Church, and Notice that the Apostle Does 'NOT' Say 'IN FAITH', but it's IN "THE" FAITH!!! Jude 3 says! "THAT YE SHOULD EARNESTLY 'CONTEND' FOR 'THE' FAITH!" He's Saying that there is ONLY "ONE TRUE FAITH", ONLY "ONE FAITH" THAT "SAVES" THE SOUL, and That is "BIBLICAL FAITH!" That's 'FAITH' That is "BASED UPON GOD'S HOLY WORD!" It's What I Term~ "SAVING FAITH!!!"
Alright But Sixthly, Notice the "TRANSFERENCE" of This Establishment! He says~ "ROOTED AND BUILT UP IN HIM, AND STABLISHED IN THE FAITH, AS YE HAVE BEEN TAUGHT!" OK, Question: 'Who' Taught the Colossian Believers "How to Be Established In the Faith?" Answer: Paul Did! Listen to Me, Paul was a Poor Man, But He Was "RICH IN FAITH!" And HE "TRANSFERRED" HIS "FAITH" TO THE COLOSSIANS! Beloved, You Need to Be 'Actively' Engaged in "Transferring" Your "Standing" In JESUS CHRIST to "THOSE" Who So Desperately "NEED HIM!" Paul said~ "FROM FAITH 'TO' FAITH!" It was Paul that Said in II Timothy 2:2~ "And the Things that thou hast Heard 'OF ME' among many witnesses, the Same commit Thou 'TO FAITHFUL MEN', who shall be Able to 'TEACH OTHERS ALSO!!!"
And Seventhly, Notice the "DEGREE" of This Establishment! Paul says~ "ROOTED AND BUILT UP IN HIM, AND STABLISHED IN THE FAITH, AS YE HAVE BEEN TAUGHT, 'ABOUNDING' THEREIN!" Ah Yes Beloved Ones, I 'Love' this Because Paul says~ "It's Not Just a Little Dab will Do Ya!" But it's That We Must 'Learn' to "ABOUND" IN the FAITH, ROOTED, GROUNDED, ESTABLISHED, "ABUNDANTLY IN JESUS CHRIST!" Listen, We Must Be So "FILLED WITH JESUS" that there's "NO ROOM FOR ANYTHING ELSE!!!"
But Eighthly, and Finally, Notice Our Proper "FRAME" of HEART! Paul says~ "ROOTED AND BUILT UP IN HIM, AND STABLISHED IN THE FAITH, AS YE HAVE BEEN TAUGHT, ABOUNDING THEREIN 'WITH' THANKSGIVING!" Now Let Me Ask Dear One: Are 'YOU' Thankful For What 'JESUS' Has Done In Your Life? Do You "Express" Your Thankfulness "TO HIM?" Hey, 'When' JESUS "Healed" the 10 Lepers Only "ONE" Returned to Give 'Thanks', and JESUS Asked Him~ But "WHERE ARE THE NINE?" Beloved Listen Carefully, Because We're 'Living' in an "UNTHANKFUL WORLD!" But You & I Have So So 'Much' to "BE THANKFUL FOR!!!" So My 'Word' to You Today Dear Friend is this: "Be Firmly Rooted In JESUS, Built Up, Established, and Abound 'IN' HIM THANKFULLY!" Blessings to All, and Shalom...
Colossians 2:7 says~ "ROOTED and BUILT UP 'IN' HIM, and STABLISHED 'IN' THE FAITH, as Ye Have Been TAUGHT, 'ABOUNDING' THEREIN with THANKSGIVING!"
OH Glory to GOD What a Verse! The Incredible Apostle Paul here, Has been Preaching to the Believers at Colosse Concerning Their "Completion" In JESUS CHRIST! And Here in Verse 7 He 'Reveals' Some Rather Astonishing 'Facts' Pertaining to our "New Position" in Our "LIVING HEAD" JESUS CHRIST! I See "8" Things here Beloved Believers that Cry Out for Exposition:
First, Notice the Very First Word: Paul says~"ROOTED!" Now What's That Mean? Listen, 'IF' a Tree is Ever Going to GROW, it MUST 'FIRST' BE FIRMLY "ROOTED" IN THE GROUND! And So too, In order for You & I to Be "Strong in the LORD" and in the 'POWER' OF HIS MIGHT, We Must 'First' Be Rooted & Grounded "IN HIM!" Listen, it's the "ROOTS" that 'SUPPLY' the TREE with "NUTRIENTS AND LIFE!" And That's Why JESUS Said~ "I AM THE VINE, YE ARE THE BRANCHES...IF YE ABIDE IN ME, AND I IN YOU, YE SHALL BEAR MUCH FRUIT!!!"
But Secondly, Notice the "BUILDING PROJECT!" He says~ "Rooted And BUILT UP!" Did You 'Hear' That? Something's Being "BUILT!" Ah Yes Indeed Beloved Saints, Here is a 'Key' to Victorious Christian Living: Not Only Must We BE "ROOTED" IN HIM, but 'After' Rooting takes Place We MUST BE "BUILT UP!" I See "GROWTH" Here! In Jude Verse 20 the BIBLE Says~ "BUILDING YOURSELVES 'UP' BELOVED, ON YOUR MOST HOLY FAITH!" Now Listen, 'Until' We Arrive In Heaven Above, You & I Brethren 'Must' Be Steadfastly "GROWING IN GRACE!!!"
But Thirdly, Notice "WHERE" this Rooting & Building 'Must' Take Place! Paul writes~ "Rooted and Built Up 'IN' HIM!" Aha, Here's the 'Critical Point' of vs 7, the "LOCATION" of This ROOTING & GROUNDING & BUILDING "MUST" TAKE PLACE "IN" CHRIST JESUS!!! JESUS Said~ "FOR WITHOUT 'ME' YE CAN DO NOTHING!" Oh Yes it's True Beloved, Just 'Like' the Fruit-Bearing "Branch" Receives It's 'Nourishment' FROM THE VINE, We Too, "RECEIVE GRACE & STRENGTH" To Live Victoriously by ABIDING "IN CHRIST JESUS" the TRUE VINE! I'm So 'Thankful' that "WE" Have been POSITIONALLY "PLACED" INTO JESUS CHRIST Since the 'Day' of Our "REGENERATION!!!"
Ok But Fourthly, Notice the Glorious "Establishment!" He says~ "ROOTED AND BUILT UP IN HIM, AND STABLISHED!" Listen, the 'Greek' word here is "Bebaioo!" It Literally Means to "Stabilitate!" Did You 'Catch' That? That's What the "HOLY SPIRIT" Tells Us here, through Paul's Pen, that We Are Now "STABILIZED" IN JESUS CHRIST!!! Listen, 'JESUS' Brings "STABILITY" To Our Lives! 'HE' Puts Us On a "STEDFAST COURSE" and "MAKES US 'STABLE' TO DO HIS WILL!!!"
But Fifthly, Notice "WHAT" HE Establishes US "IN!" Paul says~ "ROOTED AND BUILT UP IN HIM, AND STABLISHED IN 'THE' FAITH!" Oh Glory Be to GOD! I 'Love' this Verse Church, and Notice that the Apostle Does 'NOT' Say 'IN FAITH', but it's IN "THE" FAITH!!! Jude 3 says! "THAT YE SHOULD EARNESTLY 'CONTEND' FOR 'THE' FAITH!" He's Saying that there is ONLY "ONE TRUE FAITH", ONLY "ONE FAITH" THAT "SAVES" THE SOUL, and That is "BIBLICAL FAITH!" That's 'FAITH' That is "BASED UPON GOD'S HOLY WORD!" It's What I Term~ "SAVING FAITH!!!"
Alright But Sixthly, Notice the "TRANSFERENCE" of This Establishment! He says~ "ROOTED AND BUILT UP IN HIM, AND STABLISHED IN THE FAITH, AS YE HAVE BEEN TAUGHT!" OK, Question: 'Who' Taught the Colossian Believers "How to Be Established In the Faith?" Answer: Paul Did! Listen to Me, Paul was a Poor Man, But He Was "RICH IN FAITH!" And HE "TRANSFERRED" HIS "FAITH" TO THE COLOSSIANS! Beloved, You Need to Be 'Actively' Engaged in "Transferring" Your "Standing" In JESUS CHRIST to "THOSE" Who So Desperately "NEED HIM!" Paul said~ "FROM FAITH 'TO' FAITH!" It was Paul that Said in II Timothy 2:2~ "And the Things that thou hast Heard 'OF ME' among many witnesses, the Same commit Thou 'TO FAITHFUL MEN', who shall be Able to 'TEACH OTHERS ALSO!!!"
And Seventhly, Notice the "DEGREE" of This Establishment! Paul says~ "ROOTED AND BUILT UP IN HIM, AND STABLISHED IN THE FAITH, AS YE HAVE BEEN TAUGHT, 'ABOUNDING' THEREIN!" Ah Yes Beloved Ones, I 'Love' this Because Paul says~ "It's Not Just a Little Dab will Do Ya!" But it's That We Must 'Learn' to "ABOUND" IN the FAITH, ROOTED, GROUNDED, ESTABLISHED, "ABUNDANTLY IN JESUS CHRIST!" Listen, We Must Be So "FILLED WITH JESUS" that there's "NO ROOM FOR ANYTHING ELSE!!!"
But Eighthly, and Finally, Notice Our Proper "FRAME" of HEART! Paul says~ "ROOTED AND BUILT UP IN HIM, AND STABLISHED IN THE FAITH, AS YE HAVE BEEN TAUGHT, ABOUNDING THEREIN 'WITH' THANKSGIVING!" Now Let Me Ask Dear One: Are 'YOU' Thankful For What 'JESUS' Has Done In Your Life? Do You "Express" Your Thankfulness "TO HIM?" Hey, 'When' JESUS "Healed" the 10 Lepers Only "ONE" Returned to Give 'Thanks', and JESUS Asked Him~ But "WHERE ARE THE NINE?" Beloved Listen Carefully, Because We're 'Living' in an "UNTHANKFUL WORLD!" But You & I Have So So 'Much' to "BE THANKFUL FOR!!!" So My 'Word' to You Today Dear Friend is this: "Be Firmly Rooted In JESUS, Built Up, Established, and Abound 'IN' HIM THANKFULLY!" Blessings to All, and Shalom...
