Full Faith, Day 17 “Did he mention me?” Read Colossians 4:10-18. As we come to the end of this book, we read all of Paul’s acknowledgments. He has so many people to thank and so many people to encourage, and I can just imagine the excitement of people wondering whether or not Paul would mention them by name. As we read this list, most people are encouraged and thanked. Then when it comes to Archippus, he is reminded that he needs to complete the work that he’s been given to do. I’m really looking forward to meeting him in heaven and asking him if he got it done. God has…

Full Faith, Day 16 Wrestling for others. Read Colossians 4:10-13. Who was ther last person that we truly wrestled on behalf of? Do we desperately seek for others to be more obedient to God? I love how Paul calls our and recognizes people for standing firm in the faith. Does our faith bring us to the place that we are wrestling in prayer for others to follow God more closely?

Full Faith, Day 15 Fellowship and encouragement. Read Colossians 4:7-9. Paul is sending people to this group of believers to share about their circumstances. This sharing and fellowship was a source of encouragement to the people. We have to share and fellowship with people as that is how we get encouraged and how we encourage others. What was the last sharing and encouragement that you did for someone else?

Full Faith, Day 14 Proclaim clearly. Read Colossians 4:1-6. We may spend time praying for the opportunity to share our faith, but how often do we pray to share clearly, like Paul? We may be sharing our faith, but people need to understand the message. Do we pray to share clearly? How can we pray for other aspects of our ability to share the message of Christ?

Full Faith, Day 13 Relationship. Read Colossians 3:18-25. Over the years, these verses have been read and studied and discussed a lot regarding the nature of the relationship between a husband and wife. While this can be the subject of much debate in our culture, God is very clear that the husband is to be the head of the household and to follow Christ as he leads his family. The wife is to support her husband as they both lead their family together in following Christ. This can only be done through submission and love. These are crucial elements that cannot be ignored and we cannot go without. While the…

Full Faith, Day 12 The message of Christ. Read Colossians 3:12-17. Reading through these verses, we find ourselves staring at the opposite of what we have been reading the past several days. The last few days were all the ways in which we are sinful and these verses focus on what it means to allow Christ to live in our lives. The message of Christ, who he is, what he stands for, his character, all of these should be demonstrated in our lives as we interact with people. That is one way in which we live out the message of Christ. The other is that we share the reason why…

Full Faith, Day 11 The new self. Read Colossians 3:9-11. After dealing with the list of all the ways sin corrupts us, it can be easy to struggle with the idea of what to do next. How can we possibly overcome? God created a way for us to be able to overcome our sins and that is through Jesus Christ. Because of his sacrifice, we can get rid of our old self and put on a new self, him. As we allow Jesus Christ to live through us, we understand how to love those we thought were unlovable. We see how to forgive those who hurt us. All because Christ…

Full Faith, Day 10 What were you saved from. Read Colossians 3:5-8. As we read this next section, it serves as a stark reminder of the sin that prevailed in our lives before we came to Christ. We have to remember what we were saved from. Our faith is dependent on understanding the depth of the sacrifice that Christ made for us. We could never have bridged the gap between us and God ourselves. As we remember what we used to be, we can focus on how God has recreated us and given us the ability to overcome in his name.

Full Faith, Day 9 What do you set you heart on? Read Colossians 3:1-4. Because Christ died for us, we can set our minds on the things of heaven. Without that sacrifice we would have no way to be able to understand what God has for us. Our minds and our thoughts must be intentionally focused on him or else we will constantly slip and fall back into the earthly things around us. It’s so easy to be distracted by the things that we can see and smell and taste and touch, but God has so much more for us. He desires so much more for us. Are we willing…

Full Faith, Day 8 Know where you belong. Read Colossians 2:16-23. We are a people who have torn between two worlds. If we have accepted Jesus Christ as our Savior, we belong to him. Our body and everything that we are a part of should be focused and dedicated to him and his purposes. Yet we still live in this world. Now we have to be careful to balance and understand how to live in this world while belonging to Christ. If we have submitted ourselves to Christ, then we are under his dominion and control. We are not under the control of any of the things of this world.…