Good Morning Friends,
“We proclaim him, admonishing and teaching
everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ. To
this end I labor, struggling with all his energy, which so powerfully works in
me.” (Colossians 1:28-29)
This short passage represents one of the
clearest statements of the purpose and passion of Paul’s life.
Paul gave his life to proclaiming the message
of Jesus. He did it with power and persuasion. He did it with great skill and
wisdom. There was nothing more important to Paul than telling others about Jesus.
His goal was not to fulfill some obligation
to God. It wasn’t about Paul. It was about the need of the people to whom he
preached. He longed to see them embrace faith in Jesus Christ. He longed for
more than just to see them come to faith – he longed to see them grow to be mature
Christians whose attitudes and actions were more and more like those that could
be seen in Jesus.
Paul didn’t go at this task half-heartedly. He
gave his all to preaching and helping people know and follow Jesus. He labored –
he struggled – he gave all the energy he had to this purpose.
God empowered Paul to do it. The power for
Paul’s purpose didn’t come from Paul’s own resources, but from the resources
provided to him by God.
Paul’s purpose was to preach the Gospel and
that was Paul’s passion, too.
God invites us to the same purpose and to the
same passion.
His, by Grace,
Steve
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