April 2--Colossians

Colossians 1:1-4
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the holy and faithful brothers in Christ at Colosse: Grace and peace to you from God our Father.
We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all the saints.

God…meet me here. Touch me in my very core. I surrender my time here to whatever you want me to learn. Let me hear you speak in my heart…not just my head.

The brothers were pure and consistent, and kept their word.
Paul thanked God for them, didn’t just intercede for them, but gave thanks for the good things God was doing in their lives and in his life through them
Paul didn’t say if he prayed, or that he would, he said that he did pray for them
Paul had heard of their faith—couldn’t have been hiding it for him to hear a ways away…noticeable faith.
They loved, and their love was not just for a few of the saints, or for the ones they liked, but the love they had was for all of the saints, consistently.

Love out loud—that means to love so that others notice, let the candle be put on a lampstand, be pure and consistent in my love, love everyone, not just those I like. Pray for others, and thank God for the good things others—even those I don’t like—are doing in my life and pray for them.