Four of the Letters, Day 20 How do you answer people? Read Colossians chapter 4. As we finish our look through these 4 letters we see that Paul is reminding these people that they need to be careful how they respond. Their words must be carefully chosen and should be a reflection of Christ in us. People should see God’s grace in our speech to them. Hope do we speak to others? What do we reflect when we talk? Is Christ seen in everything that we say?

Four of the Letters, Day 19 Who are you working for? Read Colossians chapter 3. When I go to work, or even as I am working around my house, I start to question why. The question is important because it speaks to the motivation that I have and how I keep my focus. According to Paul, everything that i do should be as if I was doing it for God, Himself. How would God review our work? What would he be looking for and what would be most important to him? Those are the things we are to be looking for and we are to stay focused on him, no…

Four of the Letters, Day 18 Making a decision every day. Read Colossians chapter 2. Today, this verse stood out to me. What struck me was the word continue. You see, when we make a decision to follow Jesus Christ, that is a one time decision where we surrender our lives to him. However, the act of living a surrendered life is a continuous decision. We must constantly be evaluating our level of submission and surrender to Christ. Are we choosing to continue in Christ each and every day?

Four of the Letters, Day 17 Why do we share? Why should we share? Read Colossians chapter 1. Paul opens this book with a Thanksgiving prayer for the people, and he goes into an explanation of the power and awesomeness of God along with why he preaches the gospel. Do we know why we preach the gospel? And do we recognize the supremacy and power of Almighty God? Do we understand how those two go together? You see, if we don’t truly understand the power and awesomeness of Christ, we will never understand why we should share the message with others. It is because of the amazing wisdom and power…