How Grateful Are We

Colossians 3:17, “Whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father by him.”
It is most often we remember what Jesus did for us at Easter. Paul is instructing us that we should consider all that Jesus Christ has done for us always. It is our reasonable service. How long has it been since we considered just exactly what Jesus did for us?
We all recognize the need to thank someone who had given their life to save ours. We all are thankful for those who gave their lives in battle so we can be free. Yet a simple “Thank you” does not seem enough when we look at all Jesus did for us. Let us look at just some of what Jesus did for us. He gave up the infinite wealth of heaven and became poor for us, so that we who are poor might find infinite wealth in heaven. He gave his life to pay a debt we could not pay so we could be free. In light of just these two there should be nothing He would ask of us that we would not want to do.
Whatever we say or do Paul is telling us it should be under the authority of Jesus Christ. Simple words cannot express how we are to give thanks for what Jesus has done for us. We should let our lives show how grateful we are. Show the heart-deep appreciation and measureless love that you have for your Savior in the decisions you make, the topics you talk about, and the schedule you keep. Those are tall orders that are hard for many to follow. As the old saying goes, “Many can talk the talk but can’t walk the walk.”
Have we ever really just stopped and considered what happened on the cross? Thought about the price Jesus paid for us? Do we really live the gospel, do we really believe the gospel, and do we really trust Jesus? Paul is saying by the way we live our lives shows how we feel about the savior.
“And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.” Colossians 3:15-17
How grateful are we for Christ and does it show?