Colossians 1:3-8 NKJ
3 We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, 4 since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of your love for all the saints; 5 because of the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel, 6 which has come to you, as it has also in all the world, and is bringing forth fruit, as it is also among you since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth; 7 as you also learned from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf, 8 who also declared to us your love in the Spirit.
What a remarkable testimony Paul gives in the beginning paragraphs of this letter about the congregation in Colossae. He says since he heard of this congregation's faith in Christ Jesus and their love for all the saints, he started giving thanks to God for them! Jesus' command to his disciples was to love God and love our neighbour as our selves. This congregation seems to have taken that to heart in a remarkable way and has really lived out both these principles, causing others like Epaphras to carry the testimony of their faith to others.
Point to ponder:
- It made me wonder... if others had to testify about our faith, what would they have to say? Are we allowing the Holy Spirit to flow through us, carrying the hope and faith and producing His fruit in us and through us?
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