Thursday, April 20, 2017 - Daily Word Judges Colossians 3:12-17

Thursday, April 20, 2017
Colossians 3:12-17
Workout:  Total Body

Colossians 3:12
"Clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience."

Colossians 3:12-17 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

¹² So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and ^[a]patience; ¹³ bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. ¹⁴ Beyond all these things put on love, which is ^[b]the perfect bond of unity. ¹⁵ Let the peace of Christ ^[c]rule in your hearts, to which ^[d]indeed you were called in one body; and ^[e]be thankful. ¹⁶ Let the word of ^[f]Christ richly dwell within you, ^[g]with all wisdom teaching and admonishing ^[h]one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing ^[i]with thankfulness in your hearts to God. ¹⁷ Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.

Commentary:
  Wherever we go, we will encounted people who need compassion.  Perhaps these words from the apostle Paul can help us view everyone around us in a different light - as people who need the gentle touch of grace.  "As God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience" (Col. 3:12).  He also suggests that we "bear with each other and forgive one another" v13.  
   As we show compassion, we will be pointing others to the One who poured out His heart of grace and compassion on us.