CBC Update
Dear Friends,
What is worthy of your time and attention? We make that decision many times each day, when we answer a phone call or meet with someone, we’re, in a small way, saying they are worth our time.
In Paul’s prayer for the Colossian church, he says the purpose of prayer is that they might “live a life worthy of the Lord” (Colossians 1:10). While we sometimes judge people or things by their usefulness (worthiness), Paul wants us to know we have intrinsic worth. This is one of the most profound truths I’ve learned on my journey of following Jesus.
Growing up as adopted, I often felt worthless, as if I had been thrown away and wasn’t worthy of anyone’s love. But I discovered I wasn’t worthless; I am worth dying for. That truth changed everything for me. Because we are worth dying for, Paul prays that we might live out of that worth.
To be “worthy” doesn’t mean trying to earn God’s love; it means living in the light of what God has already done for us. Living a life worthy of the Lord is about aligning ourselves with the value God places on us, living from the identity we have in Christ. It’s not performance; its letting gratitude shape our choices. In Colossians 1:9–14 Paul isn’t calling for guilt-driven striving; he’s asking that we be filled with spiritual wisdom and understanding so our lives bear witness to the One who rescued us from darkness into the kingdom of his Son (Colossians 1:13–14).
A worthy life is practical; it looks like careful speech and thoughtful action; patience with others; generous with our time and money; and refusing to be defined by past failures. It looks like service motivated by gratitude rather than obligation. It’s a life that produces Kingdom fruit. Because of the way that we live, others come to know Jesus.
Colossians reminds us that our rescue from the power of darkness into the Son’s kingdom is both gift and mandate. Because we have been redeemed, our response is to live a life worthy of the One who rescued us, to reflect Christ’s lordship in how we love, work, and walk each day. This is not a checklist but a posture.
Like Paul, I pray that you might live a life worthy of the Lord…..he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption and the forgiveness of sins. (Colossians 1:10, 13–14).
Have a great week
Pastor Ian