Welcome Autumn!
I love the Apostle Paul’s authenticity and transparency as he confesses that he has struggle with those in Laodicea that he’s not yet seen face to face but still wants them to reach the point of having “full assurance of understanding” about “the knowledge of God” and the “mystery, which is Christ,” as these things were hidden for ages until the coming of Christ.
When Paul writes to the Colossians about walking with Christ and being built up in Him, he is referring to those things which they have already been taught. Then he writes about their being established in the faith and being rooted in Him so that like the tree planted by the streams of living water shall never die
Sometimes it seems as though God is far away. There is so much trouble in the world. We look to the heavens and wonder why God doesn’t deal more strictly with the wicked and more compassionately with the innocent. We are overwhelmed with the needs of others.
Come, siblings of Christ, let us turn to the Lord, whose very heart is compassion and hope.
Let us be partners in caring for all who are in need.
In Jesus precious Name, amen.
Pastor Clarissa