Day 55: Colossians 1:10

“so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.”



So many of us try so hard to please God. Many of us have been trying from the beginning, not understanding that apart from Christ, we can’t be pleasing to Him. It’s not that just our sins are bad, but even our goodness is like “filthy rags” in front of God.


It shouldn’t come as a surprise. We have nothing to offer God that can put us in His good graces. Only by believing in the death, burial and resurrection of His Son can we be made right with God. Once we are right with God, we can begin to please Him.


This is where today’s passage comes in. Once we are Christians, our life can begin to mean something for the Kingdom of God. Until we believed, we were still fighting for the other side, even if we didn’t know it. Scary, huh?


Once we are believers, our lives can begin to advance the Kingdom of God. What pleases God in these circumstances? Paul says there are two things, and we need to be very careful about both of them, because at the core of who and what we are, they show us what we are to be doing with our time and resources.


First, we are to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord. In other words, do what you know is right according to the way God commands it. Walk in a way that Jesus would have. Do the things that Jesus would have. When you do this you will be fully pleasing to God and bear fruit in all of your good works.


Stay there for a minute. Bearing fruit in your good works is what happens when you walk in a manner worthy of Jesus. It is a direct result. God brings about those results.


Here’s the second thing. God wants us to increase in the knowledge of God. Knowledge of God comes from two places. Learning about Him through His word, and Learning about Him through experiencing Him in your life. And that leads back to walking in a manner worthy of the Lord.


So, if you want to please God, walk like Jesus walked, and learn soak up the experience of God like a sponge.


CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLE: A Christian leader will seek to please God by living like Jesus and learning about God all they can.


Here’s a set of verses to meditate on today: Proverbs 1


Prayer: Father, help me to walk in a way that is pleasing to you. Make me more like Jesus, and help me to stay in Your word. In Christ’s name, amen.