Today, Selwyn focuses on Colossians 4:17 (NIV): “Tell Archippus: ‘See to it that you complete the work you have received in the Lord.‘”
He writes: ‘Was Archippus, I Wonder, the kind of man who allowed himself to be so absorbed by the marginal that he had little drive left for the central issues of life? … The temptation to do the easier things and not to follow through on the (real) issues plagues us all.”
I think it’s important that we constantly go back to Our Lord, in prayer, and seek His help and confirmation that we are addressing the central issues and have not wondered down an interesting side alley (to us) but which leads to a dead-end. Another clue that we may be absorbed by marginal issues will be a lack of success and an associated lack of joy and peace – there’s often a lot of friction and lack of progress because we are working ‘against the grain’. Of course – we can and do, experience difficulties when we are working on the important tasks we have received from the Lord – but, often there is the quiet assurance that we will eventually complete the task with the Holy Spirit’s help.
Jesus loves us – He will always help those who abide in Him and seek His help – in that, we can trust our lives! Do you agree?
Say ‘No’ to the marginal
Today, Selwyn focuses on Colossians 4:17 (NIV): “Tell Archippus: ‘See to it that you complete the work you have received in the Lord.‘”
He writes: ‘Was Archippus, I Wonder, the kind of man who allowed himself to be so absorbed by the marginal that he had little drive left for the central issues of life? … The temptation to do the easier things and not to follow through on the (real) issues plagues us all.”
I think it’s important that we constantly go back to Our Lord, in prayer, and seek His help and confirmation that we are addressing the central issues and have not wondered down an interesting side alley (to us) but which leads to a dead-end. Another clue that we may be absorbed by marginal issues will be a lack of success and an associated lack of joy and peace – there’s often a lot of friction and lack of progress because we are working ‘against the grain’. Of course – we can and do, experience difficulties when we are working on the important tasks we have received from the Lord – but, often there is the quiet assurance that we will eventually complete the task with the Holy Spirit’s help.
Jesus loves us – He will always help those who abide in Him and seek His help – in that, we can trust our lives! Do you agree?