Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. Colossians 3:16-17
Being a disciple of Jesus Christ is intended to be both compelling and transforming. Yet all too often our walk of faith becomes just another obligation that we must juggle along with the latest deadline or meeting at work, or the next school activity. Thanks be to God that it doesn’t have to be that way. When we live each day with the knowledge that the Holy Spirit is at work in us to bring all things under Christ our walk of faith takes on a renewed sense of urgency (Revelation 11:15-17).
We can get a real sense of that holy urgency whenever brothers and sisters in Christ run into each other during the week. For example – when you run into a fellow disciple of Jesus Christ take time to share a few words about how it has been going for you lately as a follower of Jesus Christ. Have you been thinking about a particular Bible verse? Well then tell someone about! Have you been praying for someone or something? Then share our prayers with a brother or sister! That sense of holy urgency will be amplified even more when we ask our brothers and sisters in Christ about the rewarding and challenging parts of their journey as disciples so far this week.
