Category: Colossians
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Gracious Words
Colossians 4:6 “Let your speech always be gracious” Everything that God has said to us in His Word is meant to have a powerful effect on our lives. But for that effect to be realized, we must first listen, then understand, and finally obey what He has said. Jesus put it this way in the…
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Watch! (Part 2)
Colossians 4:2 “Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.” In reference to prayer, the verse above tells us to be watchful. Watchfulness as it is used in the Scriptures often refers to how we should be very alert regarding our need for God’s help. We are weak, vulnerable to all kinds of…
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Watch!
Colossians 4:2 “Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it . . .” A word that caught my attention today as I read and thought about the passage above is the word “watchful.” The word literally means “to stay awake.” So, in the context of prayer, is God simply telling us to be careful when…
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A Wonderful Death
Colossians 3:3 “. . . for you died . . .” It’s so interesting that the statement above was written to people who were fully alive. It’s from Paul’s letter to the Colossian church. In these three words he’s telling them one of the greatest truths of the Christian faith. He’s telling them that the…
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A Closer Look
Foot of a housefly Needle and thread Colossians 2:8 “See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.” Have you ever noticed the difference between natural and man-made things as you look at them close-up? As you look…
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Empty or Full?
Colossians 2:9-10 “For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily,and you have been filled in him.” There are many things written to us in the Scriptures that are so weighty that we will spend the rest of eternity plumbing the depths of what they say. One such thing is the statement above which is telling Christians…
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Empty Words or Full?
Colossians 2:8-10 “See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ. For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, and you have been filled in him, who is the head of all…
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The God-given Mirror
Colossians 2:6-7 “Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him . . . abounding in thanksgiving.” One of the metaphors the Word of God uses for itself is a mirror. In James 1:23-24 it says, “For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a…
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Glorious Omniscience
Colossians 2:2-3 “. . . the knowledge of God’s mystery, which is Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.” I have a confession – I think I’m a news junkie. I’m always curious about what’s going on in the world, so I read two local newspapers every morning as well as peruse…
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The Glorious Mystery of “Christ in You”
Colossians 1:27 “the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints. To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.” The mysteries of God are wonderful things, but they are things that are only…
To Encourage You 