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Today's Devotion:
"DECLARE the LOVE of CHRIST"
Colosse was a prominent city in Phrygia,
the area of Asia Minor.
Colossians was written to address and
correct the errors which came by false
philosophy.
__________SCRIPTURE__________
Col. 1:3-8
3 We give thanks to God and the Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always
for you,
4 Since we heard of your faith in Christ
Jesus, and of the love which ye have to
all the saints,
5 For the hope which is laid up for you in
heaven, whereof ye heard before in the
word of the truth of the gospel;
6 Which is come unto you, as it is in all
the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth
also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and
knew the grace of God in truth:
7 As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear
fellowservant, who is for you a faithful
minister of Christ;
8 Who also declared unto us your love in the
Spirit.
KJV
__________THOUGHT__________
Epaphras (vs 7) was raised in Colosse, and
now he is with Paul.
That's how Paul knew about the church in
Colosse and their "faith in Christ Jesus, and
the love which ye have to all the saints." (v4)
The members there had the "HOPE" IN them!
That hope is the surety that the genuinely
saved will live with Jesus FOREVER!
That hope is demonstrated, because it bears
"fruit!" (vs 6)
Epaphras had "declared" it to Paul.
Perhaps you've heard the old quip: "You
can't keep a secret on the farm; because the
potatoes have eyes, the corn has ears, and
the beans talk."
*If the love of Christ is IN you, you HAVE that
HOPE of eternal life with Him!
*If the love of Christ is IN you, you HAVE that
love for all the saints!
*AND, if the Love of Christ is IN you, it was
GIVEN by God's Holy Spirit.
*AND, God's Holy Spirit will cause you to
DECLARE that love to others!!
One CANNOT keep the love of Christ IN them
a secret!
When you light a fire in your fireplace, the
smoke rises through your chimney.
Everyone around you can tell you have a
fire in the fireplace.
The love of Christ WITHIN you DEMANDS
to be SHOWN!
Love ya!
Bro. Bruce