Weare now close to the end of Paul’s letter to the Colossians - doesn’t two months fly?
Colossians 4:10-13 (NIV): “My fellow prisoner Aristarchus sends you his greetings, as does Mark, the cousin of Barnabas. (You have received instructions about him; if he comes to you, welcome him.) Jesus, who is called Justus, also sends greetings. These are the only Jews among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God, and they have proved a comfort to me. Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, that you may stand firm in all the will of God, mature and fully assured.I vouch for him that he is working hard for you and for those at Laodicea and Hierapolis.”
I highlighted the sentence above because of the words ‘fully assured’: ask yourself – ‘fully assured of what’? These words make all the difference in the way we live our life for Jesus. Do you agree?
I liked Selwyn’s conclusion: “There is no doubt in my mind that the secret of Epaphras’ spiritual success lay in his prayer life. He was great in soul because he prayed much, and because he prayed with the unselfishness which marked all he did. Earnest and persistent prayer was the secret of his sanctity. That secret is available to us all.”
If it’s the only message that I ever successfully deliver on this site, which is taken to heart – it is the message, that to build a relationship with our God – the one sure way is prayer (communication)!
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Weare now close to the end of Paul’s letter to the Colossians - doesn’t two months fly?
Colossians 4:10-13 (NIV): “My fellow prisoner Aristarchus sends you his greetings, as does Mark, the cousin of Barnabas. (You have received instructions about him; if he comes to you, welcome him.) Jesus, who is called Justus, also sends greetings. These are the only Jews among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God, and they have proved a comfort to me. Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, that you may stand firm in all the will of God, mature and fully assured.I vouch for him that he is working hard for you and for those at Laodicea and Hierapolis.”
I highlighted the sentence above because of the words ‘fully assured’: ask yourself – ‘fully assured of what’? These words make all the difference in the way we live our life for Jesus. Do you agree?
I liked Selwyn’s conclusion: “There is no doubt in my mind that the secret of Epaphras’ spiritual success lay in his prayer life. He was great in soul because he prayed much, and because he prayed with the unselfishness which marked all he did. Earnest and persistent prayer was the secret of his sanctity. That secret is available to us all.”
If it’s the only message that I ever successfully deliver on this site, which is taken to heart – it is the message, that to build a relationship with our God – the one sure way is prayer (communication)!