Qualified

"Don't let anyone disqualify you," Colossians 2:18.

From what? from the kingdom of Christ. Don't you dare let them say you're not in. Why not - maybe they're right? Because God, God!, is the one who qualified you. When? When he received you in your faith in his power to save! When he stripped off the body of flesh from your heart! When he raised you up with Christ from the dead! But, look, these other folks are so spiritual: they follow meticulous rules of religious discipline, they tell of wonderful spiritual visions, they're rigorously careful with foods and stuff. Perhaps so. Perhaps. Here's the judgement of Christ against such religiosity: worthless thinking, fleshly mindset, abandoning all God-supplied structures and ties for the body of Christ to grow and get strong. But. We remember: God himself has transferred us into the kingdom of Christ!

We find a brother or sister today and remind each other of God's faithful assurance. And, together, we give simple thanks to the One who has delivered us.