Abounding

As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving. – Colossians 2.6-7

It is not enough to ‘just be saved’ as good as that is. That’s only the beginning.

Since you have received Jesus Christ as Saviour it is only natural that you should walk in Him. With your roots planted deep in Him, being established in the faith, and having been taught great truth, you ought to be abounding with thanksgiving.

Our roots must be sunk deep in Jesus. Like the tree planted by the rivers of water in Psalm 1 we have the ability to stand amongst the storms.

That says a lot, doesn’t it?

Following on is that we need to be established in the faith. The faith is a faith which is taught. That shows us the importance of solid Bible teaching. Rooted in Christ we get established in the word of God as we are taught.

Then we are supposed to be abounding with thanksgiving. Abounding is a wonderful word. Overflowing is another English word we could use here.

We are missing so much if we are happy to have our roots deep and be firmly established. Those are wonderful things, but if we are missing the abounding wea re missing the blessing that Abba Father wants us to have.