Pause: “How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity.” Psalm 133 : 1 Reading: Colossians 3 : 12 – 17 “Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one …
Colossians 3:5-11 Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. 6 Because of these, the wrath of God is coming. 7 You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived. 8 But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language …
COLOSSIANS 3: 1-4 “Since then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, …
Colossians 2:20-23 20 Since you died with Christ to the elemental spiritual forces of this world, why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its rules: 21“Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!”? 22These rules, which have to do with things that are all destined to perish with …
Colossians 2:16-19Be sensibleToday’s passage makes me pause to consider my standards, whether they are wholesome and applicable to me.Therefore, do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. 17 These are a shadow of the things that were to …
Pause: “…he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him;” Psalm 103 : 10, 11 Reading: Colossians 2 : 9 – 15 “ For in Christ all the fullness of …
Today’s reading: COLOSSIANS 2:6-7“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.” (N.I.V.) JOHN 15:5(Jesus said..)“I am the vine: you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I …
Today’s reading: See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ. Colossians 2:8 As Rosemary mentioned in yesterday’s Daily Reflection, the apostle Paul is determined to stress to the Colossian Christians that they …
Today’s reading: Colossians 2:4-5 1 I want you to know how hard I am contending for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me personally. 2 My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, …
Today’s reading: Action at a distanceToday’s we see Paul’s active concern for those entrusted to his spiritual care.I want you to know how hard I am contending for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me personally. 2 My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in …