Worth

In Colossians 1:10, Paul says to "live a life worthy of the Lord" and to "please him in every way". He then goes on to list four ways to live this kind of life.

It's not very surprising that the first way to please the Lord here is "bearing fruit in every good work". This is a theme that we see repeated throughout the New Testament, and especially in the teaching of Jesus.

Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven (Matt. 5:16 NIV).

Living a life worthy of the Lord means so much more than just pleasing him by doing good... It means living in such a way that demonstrates how he has transformed your life so radically that it is obvious in every aspect of your life.

Even more than that... It means living like him. Elsewhere, Paul says this:

Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus:
who, being in very nature God,
did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
but made himself nothing,
taking the very nature of a servant... (Phil. 2:5-8 NIV)

Are we living lives worthy of the Lord? Are we living like Jesus, like a servant?