“Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.” (Colossians 4:6, NIV) One of the most effective ways that we have to share the love of Christ with the people around us is in our everyday conversations. So, it is no surprise that this is […]
02/1/22 Daily Devotion – Why do you do what you do?
“And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.” (Colossians 3:17, NIV) Have you ever asked the question, “What am I doing all this for?” This is a very important question. It is critical that we understand our […]
01/31/22 Daily Devotion – Are you Firmly Rooted?
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.” (Col. 3:16 NIV) Paul’s appeal in this verse is for us to “let the word of Christ dwell in us […]
01/29/22 Daily Devotion – Peace!
“Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.” (Colossians 3:15 NIV) First, I want to say that I do not think the concept of “peace” in the Scriptures can be overemphasized. I believe the concept of true peace goes back to […]
01/28/22 Daily Devotion – You are chosen and loved by God!
“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.” (Colossians 3:12–14, […]
01/27/22 Daily Devotion – Daily Death to Self!
“Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature…since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. ” (Colossians 3:5&10, NIV) This morning we continue to look at a repetitive theme for Paul. […]
01/24/22 Daily Devotion – Lord, why am I like this?
“Since you died with Christ to the basic principles of this world, why, as though you still belonged to it, do you submit to its rules: ” (Colossians 2:20, NIV) The heart and soul of Tom Donnelly doesn’t like this verse very much. I cringe every time I read the words, “…why, as though you still […]
01/19/22 Daily Devotion – What’s your energy source?
“To this end I labor, struggling with all his energy, which so powerfully works in me.” — Colossians 1:29 (NIV) I just love the Apostle Paul’s perspective on life and ministry! Notice whose energy he worked with. No, this is not a typo. Paul intentionally stated that he works with the “energy” of God that powerfully […]
01/14/22 Daily Devotion – Our most noble task!
“For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding. And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing […]
01/11/22 Daily Devotion – God knows your name!
“‘As the new heavens and the new earth that I make will endure before me,’ declares the Lord, ‘so will your name and descendants endure. From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another, all mankind will come and bow down before me,’ says the Lord.” — Isaiah 66:22–23 (NIV) “So will your name… endure.” […]
