This summer I'm studying the book of Colossians on a site called: Internet Biblical Seminary....it is certainly more difficult that I imagined. They go into great detail and actually make you "think" about what you are reading in the passages.





I'm learning that that gospel is key to living a victorious christian life. When we truly realize what we have been delivered from, keep this forefront in our minds, we strive to live a life pleasing to the Lord.





Do we really realize the domain of darkness that we were delivered from? Do we daily thank the Lord for this deliverance? I can't say that I've been truly aware of the domain of darkness.....and now the light I've been brought into, the kingdom of God's beloved Son. How was I delivered from darkness? By accepting the work that the Lord Jesus did on the cross of Calvary. He died so that I might live....





What type of a life do I want to live now with this in mind? Do I always want my own way, my own desires, my will or do I want His will and purpose for the day? Am I willing to set aside my thoughts and live as the sister, wife, mother, etc. that He desires for me? It won't always be fun, exciting but it will be fulfilling, it will be joy if I see it as service to the Lord Jesus.





Today give some thought to your salvation...to your deliverance from the domain of darkness into the light...and then consider how you might live for Him today out of gratitude for what He has done for you....