God Thoughts February 9th

God Thoughts February 8

Memorize: I always thank my God as I remember you in my prayers, because I hear about your love for all his holy people and your faith in the Lord Jesus. Philemon 4,5

Read   Colossians 1:1-8

REMOVE the head coach, and the team flounders; break the fuel 

line and the car won’t run; unplug the electrical appliance, and it 

has no power. Whether for leadership, power, or life, connections 

are vital!     Colossians is a book of connections. Writing from 

prison in Rome, Paul combatted false teachings, which had 

infiltrated the Colossian church. The problem was “syncretism,” 

combining ideas from other philosophies and religions (such as 

paganism, strains of Judaism, and Greek thought) with Christian 

truth. The resulting heresy later became known as “Gnosticism,” 

emphasizing special knowledge (gnosis in Greek) and denying 

Christ as God and Savior. To combat this devious error, Paul 

stressed Christ’s deity—his connection with the Father—and his 

sacrificial death on the cross for sin. Only by being connected 

with Christ through faith can anyone have eternal life, and only 

through a continuing connection with him can anyone have 

power for living.

Tyndale. Life Application Study Bible NIV (Kindle Locations 103616-103618). Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. Kindle Edition. 

Prayer: God grant me the serenity 

To accept the things I cannot change; 

Courage to change the things I can; 

And wisdom to know the difference. 

Living one day at a time; 

Enjoying one moment at a time; 

Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; 

Taking, as He did, this sinful world 

As it is, not as I would have it; 

Trusting that He will make all things right 

If I surrender to His Will; 

So that I may be reasonably happy in this life 

And supremely happy with Him 

Forever and ever in the next. 

Amen.