Read
Colossians 1-2
In your journal, write down the things that stick out to you from today’s Bible reading. Respond to what God shows you as you feel led (confession, thanksgiving, etc.)
In your journal, write down the things that stick out to you from today’s Bible reading. Respond to what God shows you as you feel led (confession, thanksgiving, etc.)
The letter to the
church at Colossae fits the theme of many New Testament letters: it was written
to combat heresy in the church. Colossians is a perfect reflection of why
Christians fight false doctrine. It is not so that the person teaching true
doctrine might be exalted. It is not so that false doctrine might be replaced with
religious practices or a set of ideas that people agree with on paper but fail
to hide in their hearts. No, the Church is called to fight false doctrine for
one reason alone: that the true Saviour might be glorified. One of the most
beautiful descriptions of Christ in the Bible is found in Colossians 1:13-20.
It is no mistake that the Holy Spirit revealed such a moving picture of Jesus
in the same letter He refutes false doctrine. Jesus is the Truth and only by
gazing on Him can we rid ourselves of lies.
Prayer
and Mediation
1. Meditate on Colossians
1:13-20. Ask Jesus to reveal Himself to you through this passage and write down
anything you receive. Thank Jesus for being counted worthy of knowing Him.
2.
Ask
God to increase your desire to know Him personally.
3. Paul had a burden for
churches he hadn’t even met face to face. Spend time praying the blessings from
Colossians 2: 2-8 over the Canadian Church. We may not know every church
personally, but we can still partner with God in seeing the believers of our
nation rise up and glorify Jesus Christ.
