October 19, 2024
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Reading along with us in Numbers and Colossians? Here’s today’s reading:
Colossians 4 (NIV)
1 Masters, provide your slaves with what is right and fair, because you know that you also have a Master in heaven.
Further Instructions
2 Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. 3 And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.……Continue Reading
Colossians 3
“Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.”
Colossians 3:13 NIV
https://bible.com/bible/111/col.3.13.NIV
Not so easy sometimes, but something to strive for.
“Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.”
God has been teaching this to me so greatly in my life these days. We can show love and still disagree. We can express truth without hurting one another. It has made me depend on Him for my words many times. Being in His word helps us to know His truths and not feel like we need to fight to get our point across but rather speak His truths with the same same love Jesus did, not alienating people but rather showing them that god loves us all no matter what. It need not be about winning a fight or spreading gossip but rather honest communication where we truly share Christ’s love in what we say.
Colossians 4
“Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.”
Colossians 4:6 NIV
https://bible.com/bible/111/col.4.6.NIV
I pray for this blessing.
Paul is asking prayer for him and the others with him to be able to speak boldly for Christ. That unbelievers may hear the gospel of Christ. This is why Paul is in prison in Rome. Paul and the others mentioned are also praying for the believers in this church. He also instructs them to walk in wisdom toward those that don`t know the Lord; speaking with grace and seasoned with salt making well use of the time they have to share about Christ and the salvation that only comes from Him. Our language is to be thoughtful and not abrupt. We were once there ourselves as unbelievers. Col. 4:5,6 {Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time. Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how ye ought to answer every man.} God will give us what we need as we share with unbelievers about Christ. Remember that it is the Holy Spirit that brings them to Christ. We are only His instruments. God bless you brothers and sisters.
Making comments are chapter 4; I was reminded of some scripture in Chapter 3. Col. 3:16,17 {Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by Him.} So we also know that Paul and the others with him; also sang songs and this was part of their joyfulness. These are two key verses in our walk with Christ. I use to sing all the time when I was working and somehow need to get that back. My voice is getting better after a few years perhaps because of the slight mold issue we had in our house which is now being fixed. My voice still needs healing. Perhaps this is why Melodye and I have some other health issues. Please pray for my double knee surgery on November 7. Melodye and I are doing all we can by cleaning and painting before that time. My surgery was originally set for last October 3 but we ran out of time to do things. We could use two or three people to use their physical abilities to help clean and paint. This would take some pressure off of Melodye and myself in preparing for my surgery. I never intended on asking for any of this help but we are out here by ourselves without a truck or car and feel alone. Please at least pray for us. God bless you all.
Colossians 4
Colossians 4
How important prayer is to our Christian walk and how important it is for us to pray about our effectiveness in sharing the gospel. We should always be prepared to share the good news of Jesus just like we would share any good news. We should also be wise in how we act with unbelievers and make the most of every opportunity given to us. And how special it is to have fellowship in the Christian life, especially when that fellowship is based in work together for the cause of Christ and the church. And at the end of this chapter is a good indication of how deliberate the church was about what they regarded as Scripture. Here the letter to the Colossians is in the Bible and Paul encourages another church to read it. He encourages the Colossians to read the other city’s letter, but that is not included in Scripture. It just shows that Paul wrote other letters but it is only the ones the churches regarded as being inspired that are included in the Bible.
Colossians 4
5 ¶ Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.
6 Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.
”Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving;“
Colossians 4:2 NKJV
”Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time. Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.“
Colossians 4:5-6 NKJV