7.16.2009
Hey Peeps! I'm leaving on a missions trip to Vietnam, but I've posted my personal study thoughts from each day and I'll be re-reading the passages along with you while I'm across the globe. Enjoy.
So, today's reading is from Colossians 4 and I don't think it could come at a better time. I remember when we'd leave the house my mom would always remind us to "behave, listen, be polite, and don't act up or she'll have to give us a spankin'!" It wasn't always easy or what we wanted to hear, but she was right. We needed some parting words before we headed out into public as a family.
Paul has some parting words that ring so true as we leave for an amazing journey and for you as you go work work, see your neighbors, spend time with friends, and interact with people who you're not sure where they stand with God. Check this out:
"Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should. Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone." - Colossians 4:2-6
Now take Paul's words and let today be a day for you to be wise with others, seize opportunities, and show some grace and love. Who knows, God may just show up and do something miraculous in the process!
Jason *over and out*