Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance;Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;Put on therefore, as God’s elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering;
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… hallelujah thank you god for grace colossians 3 12 and 13 y'all know I'm going to keep it 100 every time colossians chapter 3 verse 12 and 13 says therefore god's chosen ones holy and loved put on heartfelt compassion kindness humility gentleness and patience accepting one another and forgiving one another if anyone has a complaint against another just as the lord has forgiven you so you must also forgive that's colossians chapter 3 verse 12 through 13 so what i want you to do right now is lift your hand to the lord lift your hand to the lord lift your hand to the lord right there where you are watching it unless you're driving lift your hand to the lord and repeat after me lord forgive me for the times i didn't forgive others forgive me lord for the times I held bitterness in my heart unforgiveness in my heart but thank you come on say it out loud thank you for forgiving me now give me the maturity to forgive others Lord make me a peacemaker come on come on Lord make me a bridge builder God make me a unifier so that our church can be one of the strongest churches in this world. …
… because I just didn't give the office the proper notice, is let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts. It comes at the very end of all this sweeping chapter on how to change, on a changed heart. And there's a parallel to it in Philippians 4. And in Philippians 4, Paul says, the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. For I have learned the secret of being content, whatever the circumstances, whether well-fed or hungry, whether in plenty or in want. Now, what's the principle here? Let me use one more illustration from Pride and Prejudice. My illustrations tend to come in clusters, if you notice. And there's a place near the end of the book where the central character, Lizzie Bennett, one of her sisters is engaged to be married. I wish you could find a man and be as happy as me. Well, now, Lizzie's response is interesting because on the one hand, it's not the traditional response. …
… me. After all he's done for me, I'm most glad for this opportunity, finally, to show him how much he means to me by forgiving this. That will change the heart. That deals with the fear. See, Colossians 3.12 puts it perfectly. This is it, in a nutshell. Colossians 3.12, therefore, as God's chosen people, set apart and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with patience. As God's people, Dearly loved. Already loved. Don't be patient and God will love you. Dearly loved, so be patient. Not be patient in order to be loved, but because you're utterly loved, you can be patient. Put yourself in the story. See the great reversal. Stop being a servant acting like a king by looking at the beauty of the ultimate king who became a servant and paid everything for you. And then and you'll be free. And I don't know how else you're gonna be free in a world filled with abuse and filled with snubbing every day. Get this forgiving spirit. Let us pray. …