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Colossians 3:17
17 And [kai] whatsoever [hostis] [pas] ye do [an] [poieo] in [en] word [logos] or [e] [en] deed, [ergon] do all [pas] in [en] the name [onoma] of the Lord [kurios] Jesus, [Iesous] giving thanks [eucharisteo] to God [theos] and [kai] the Father [pater] by [dia] him. [autos] KJV-Interlinear
17 And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father. NASB
Paul has mentioned that you should commit your thoughts, and words and deeds, in short, all of your life, in pursuit of your spiritual life.
Your temporal life exists on this earth for only a short time, perhaps several decades. But since you were born, your life will continue on and on forever, and ever, and will never end.
The only question is where you will be spending your life.
Once you have believed in Christ, your eternal life will be in Heaven rather than the Lake of Fire.
Since your life here in this world is temporary and only a few decades of duration, and since your eternal life will last forever, now here is a trick question, which portion of your life will be the longest?
How does that music go? Da da, da da, da da daaa! And the answer is??? What is eternity?
You are sooo smart.
Since your eternal portion of your life is the longest, then should you prepare for that portion, or concentrate only on the short portion of your life? Should you invest on the longer or the shorter aspects of your life? Should you seek to serve good or evil, during your life? Should you prefer to please God or Satan, in your life? Which of these practices, benefit your life more?
In this carnal life, whatever the world accomplishes or gifts to you, will be temporary at its very best, and lost entirely when you leave this world.
In your spiritual life, whatever God accomplishes or gifts to you, will be infinite and more, and will be with you forever.
Pursuing things in this world is like betting on a dead horse. You cannot ever win.
Pursuing the spiritual aspects of your life, is like betting on a horse that has won already. You cannot ever lose.
So, pursue your life within the sphere of the spiritual realm, which is by means of Christ, or doctrine, and since your life, given to you by God, has provided you with a phenomenal future, then give thanks, in everything, to the Father, who is the highest authority or representative of the highest level of existence, sought after by everyone in all religions, philosophies, cults and so forth. But beyond their reach because Christ (whom they reject) is the only means of access to the Father, which is the foundation (Christ) of Christianity. Setting it apart from all others.
