Walking In The Overflow

"So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in Him, rooted and built up in Him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness."  Colossians 2:6-7 (NIV)  

In his letter to the believers in Colossi, the Apostle Paul told them that they should continue to live in Christ, with the gusto which they had at the beginning, and they should continue to grow and strengthen their faith in The Lord.  He also told them that they should be overflowing with thankfulness for what Christ has done for them. 

Jesus, The Son of God, came to earth so that we might have life, and have it more abundantly (John 10:10), a better life now and eternal life later.  When we first believed and received Christ as our Lord and Savior, we were blessed, in fact we were abundantly blessed.  We should be thankful that as we walk with Him we are walking in the overflow of His abundant blessings.   Jesus, The Christ, is the rock of our solid foundation, our belief and faith are rooted in Him. (2 Samuel 22:47, Psalms 18:46, Psalms 89:26, and Psalms 95:1)  However, we need to be built up and have our faith strengthened by our continued close walk with Him, by praying, by reading and obeying His Word. (Luke 17:5 and 2 Corinthians 10:15)  Some times reading The Word of God is not enough, we must be taught. (Acts 8:29-31)  As we grow from babes in Christ to mature believers, we will graduate from milk to meat (1 Corinthians 3:1-2 and Hebrews 5:12-14), and we will develop a greater appreciation for The Lord and for His Word.  We will then have even more reasons for overflowing with thankfulness as we walk in the abundance of His blessings.