As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in Him. Col 2:6

We all have known people with so much promise and potential for the future. They are gifted and endowed with talents and abilities that others could only imagine. They are the ones who manage the complexities of academics with little effort, accomplish athletic feats with ease, speak with such eloquence and clarity of thought, or those with great devotion, discipline, and passion for a cause. Some go on to fulfill their destiny, while others fade and fall short. The scripture passage reminds us of the great gift of salvation that “received Christ Jesus the Lord” abides in every believer to work out His great salvation to others. Every believer receives the Holy Spirit the moment they place faith upon Jesus Christ for salvation from sin and in that moment, they become a child of God. The child of God is gifted with and by the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the presence of God that lives in every child of God and the power of God “that works in us” (Eph 3:20) for His glory. There is one God, one faith, and one Spirit that works in all. He works in us to witness to the world that “all men be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth” (1 Tim 2:14). “So walk ye in Him” that lives and works in you, that others might see the evidence of “Christ Jesus the Lord” through experiences with your life and know that God so loves them and wants them to have everlasting life. Father, thank You for Your abiding presence and the power of Your Holy Spirit to work out salvation to the world. Help me to open my heart to others that they might see the love of Christ that lives in me. In the blessed Name of Jesus. Amen.