Colossians 2:7-14 (NASB) This is the Word of God. May the Spirit of Truth give us wisdom and insight to receive what has been conveyed through His Word by His Inspiration. 2:7-8 7having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established in your faith, just as you were instructed, and overflowing with gratitude. 8See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty…
Colossians 2:1-6 - Walk in Christ: Devotional Commentary for October 23-29
Colossians 2:1–6 (NASB) This is the Word of God. May the Spirit of Truth give us wisdom and insight to receive what has been conveyed through His Word by His Inspiration. 2:1-3 1For I want you to know how great a struggle I have on your behalf and for those who are at Laodicea, and for all those who have not personally seen my face, 2that their hearts may be encouraged, having been knit together…
Colossians 1:24-29 - Christ in you: Devotional Commentary for October 16-22
Colossians 1:24-29 (NASB) This is the Word of God. May the Spirit of Truth give us wisdom and insight to receive what has been conveyed through His Word by His Inspiration. 1:24-29 24Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I do my share on behalf of His body, which is the church, in filling up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions. 25Of this church I was made a minister…
Colossians 1:21-23 - Reconciled: Devotional Commentary for October 9-15
Colossians 1:21-23 (NASB) This is the Word of God. May the Spirit of Truth give us wisdom and insight to receive what has been conveyed through His Word by His Inspiration. 1:21-23 21And although you were formerly alienated and hostile in mind, engaged in evil deeds, 22yet He has now reconciled you in His fleshly body through death, in order to present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond…
Colossians 1:15-20 - Jesus Christ: ALL IN ALL, Devotional Commentary for October 2-8
Colossians 1:15-20 (NASB) This is the Word of God. May the Spirit of Truth give us wisdom and insight to receive what has been conveyed through His Word by His Inspiration. 1:15-18 15He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 16For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities--all…
James 2:14-20 - Devotional commentary for October 30-November 5
James 2:14–20 (NASB) 2:14 What use is it, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but he has no works? Can that faith save him? After effectively illustrating the quality and the nature of the faith that any Christian should have, James outlines the conceptual foundation for his exhortation in the verses we are considering here. After reviewing the second chapter of James' Epistle, many argue whether…
1 John 4:7-16 - Devotional Commentary for May 28-June 3
1 John 4:7-16 (NKJV) Having been close to Jesus during the Lord's life and ministry on earth, John had developed a profound understanding of God's Love. We learn from the text before us that he made several allusions to God's Love, not so much for clarity as it is to underscore the seriousness of God's Love. Our meditation below will follow the same pattern in an effort to remain faithful to the text. 4:7-8 7Beloved,…
