4:1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called Beginning in chapter 4, Paul redirects his attention from primarily doctrinal to primarily practical. This is our state currently as Christians and how to practically live out our faith. He begins by referring to …
3:13 Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory. Firstly, I love what pastor David Osteen has to say about it. He wrote that “Christ suffered to purchase our salvation and Paul suffered to proclaim it” (Colossians 1:24). Paralleling this verse with Colossians 1:24, we see that …
Reading the title, you probably began singing the words, “Baby don’t hurt me.” Love. Globally, cultures are obsessed with defining the word. Most of the history’s top selling songs are about it. For example, Whitney Houston’s rendition of “I Will Always Love You”. Love is an elusive concept that culture tries to pin down; meanwhile, …
“I just wanted my community and my family to be proud” I thought this to myself as I reflected on the past months and the unfortunate closing of our ministry’s youth center and thrift store due to Covid. In my sulking, it was the small still voice that said consider ME in your thoughts. Just …
2:11-12 Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, …
Have you ever played the board game, Battleship? It is a brilliant strategy game that uses alternating turns in order to inflict damage on each other’s battleships. The end goal is to, of course, sink all of your opponents’ ships. The game is a fun yet frustrating engagement that often leaves a person wondering if …
The time of this writing is Memorial Day in the U.S.A. The day is a somber reminder of the brave sacrifice men and women have made to keep the U.S.A a free and just society. I find a wonderful similarity as we visit graves and place flowers or flags at gravestones. We thank them and …
Hi everyone! So, I have a bit of a guilty pleasure. I’m just slightly obsessed with celebrity gossip. Please no judgment, but I’m definitely that person holding up the grocery line because I got distracted by some sleazy tabloid magazine. As you probably know, celebrity news isn’t often very wholesome, but today I want to …
Have you all ever seen the movie “The Land Before Time”? I strongly recommend it! That is unless you have a strange aversion to bawling your eyes out. If you need a cathartic cry this is the movie to watch. This movie is about a group of young cartoon dinosaurs, joining together as they are …
Polls have estimated that roughly 15 million people in the United States participated in some sort of protest in the year 2020. But the purpose of this devotion is not about that. I want to talk about the big protest. I am speaking about when God protested against sin. How did God do this you …