I got off track a little bit this past weekend by posting 2 times on Friday (Friday’s post and Saturday’s post), and forgetting to post on Sunday. So, today I’ll say something about 2:13-15 (Sunday’s reading) and 2:16-19 (today’s reading).
In 2:13-15 Paul reminds the Colossians about the saving work God has done in them, including bringing them from a state of spiritual deadness in sin to a state of spiritual life in Christ through the cross. Some great truths in this section to take with you today and meditate on, getting all the nourishment you can out of them.
In 2:16-19 Paul again addresses the issue of false teaching in the church, urging the Colossians not to be influenced by what is being urged upon them by the false teachers. While we may not fully understand what’s going on here after a few moments of reading, we can certainly hear Paul’s earnestness that the church hold fast to the Head in the midst of things that would distract them from the Head. Let me encourage you to consider today what usually distracts you from the Head. And remember that you are a part of what’s described in verse 19: from Jesus (who is the Head of the body, the church) the whole body is being nourished and knit together through its joints and ligaments (all the various members) and grows with a growth that is from God.
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