“Coffee with Christ”

(Colossians 3:12-14)

“Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long-suffering; Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.”

It is amazing how much we can glean from three little verses! Here we see that as the elect of God, if we are Holy and beloved, taking off the old and putting on the new is as simple as changing clothes. To have a merciful heart and to be kind is a humbleness of mind! Being meek and long-suffering to the point of forbearing and forgiving others their trespasses as Christ has forgiven us is a determination of the will! It says right here, you can do it! You can do it if, and most importantly you have put on charity, (Love). Love is the bond and the evidence of true maturity! I cannot change others! I can only change my response to them. I can only change me.

(Philippians 2:5)