For Friday, July 22, 2022:
Colossians 2:2-3 NLT: “I want believers to be encouraged and knit together by strong ties of love. I want them to have complete confidence that they understand God’s mysterious plan, which is Christ himself. In him lie hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.”
Paul was concerned with the unity of the church. He knows that they’ll be stronger if they’re all on the same page, pulling together in the same direction. If the church is solid in its foundation, the individual members will be stronger as well.
Notice that Paul didn’t advocate rules, procedures and traditions. These new believers should live a new way, not held together by mandates but rather bonded by kindness and love. Knowledge of salvation isn’t hidden in secret books. It’s given freely through faith in Jesus, who has all knowledge and willingly shows us the way to heaven!
Untruths divide, but the wisdom of Christ brings believers together!
Pastor Norton Lawellin
Jesus in the City Fellowship, 3249 30th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55406
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