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 …
Today’s reading: Colossians 1:28-29 28He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ. 29 To this end I labour, struggling with all His energy, which so powerfully works in me. What is the point or purpose of the Church? How should we …
Today’s reading: “the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the Lord’s people. To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. Colossians 1:26-27 Most of us love a good mystery. Certainly, whodunits fill our …
Col 1:24-25 Reflection 24Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church, 25 of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make …
Colossians 1:21-23 19 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross. 21 Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because …
Colossians 1:18-20Are you pleased with him? Today we continue with this short introductory passage, with Paul almost outlining Jesus’ CV. We start in verse 18, with three more mind-blowing statements about him.18 And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in …
Today’s reading: Pause: “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.” Psalm 19 : 1 Reading: Colossians 1 : 15-1715: The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16: For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether …
Today’s reading: Today’s reading: …. who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light. 13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. Colossians 1:12b-14 Throughout the …