CHANGE OF ADDRESS

Colossians 1: 9 – 14
People sometimes move to a new location and have to let their friends and family that they have changed their address. As for me, I really dislike moving, I don’t mind it once I get there and have put everything away, but the packing, unpacking, and the moving itself drives me crazy. The few times that I have moved have been bad experiences, at least one thing ends up broken, friendships and relationships with loved ones become strained, I always end up feeling as if I’ve been put through the wringer, but when it gets to the bottom line, the change in address is usually worth it.
9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding.
10 And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,
11 being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully.
12 giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light.
13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves,
14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
God calls us to change our address. We were living in the kingdom of darkness, and if truth be told, we were pretty comfortable with our lives. Then, we heard about this new place to live called the kingdom of heaven, it sounded so inviting that we decided to move there right away. When we saw how beautiful the new kingdom is we knew we wanted to be there ASAP, and we signed up with great excitement. Then, as we moved to our new address, we found out just how difficult moving is. Life didn’t get any better right away, and in some cases it got a little worse as friends and acquaintances tried to keep us from moving, and forces we can’t see, conspired to make the move difficult. Yet, the move is worth it, the benefits far outweigh the problems we encountered, and even though a few relationships may have gotten damaged, these things can always be repaired. Turning our lives over to the care of our loving God is something that cannot be fully explained, but experienced.

When Jesus comes into a life, He changes everything