Thursday August 31
Bible Reading: Col. 2: 1 - 15
Topic: Christ Is Enough
Those who join secret
societies are lured into it with promises of special knowledge and wisdom
available to those outside the groups.
It was the same in
Colosse, for false teachers had come to convince them with persuasive words
that they needed mysteries outside of Christ.
Paul wrote to challenge
these false teachings, reiterating that the believer needs nothing outside of
Christ because all the fullness of the Godhead resides in Him.
He called these new
teachings empty deceit (v. 8) and admonished the believers to be rooted and
built up in Christ (v. 6), so that no one would lead them astray.
Christ is enough for
anyone who believes because by His death, He triumphed over the devil and all
demonic powers and publicly humiliated them.
Today false teachers
abound who would lead people astray because, not being rooted and grounded in
the Word of God, they fall prey to their deceitful teachings in their quest for
material blessings.
Paul's overwhelming
message is that Christ is enough for us.
His sacrifice is enough.
We need only to trust in
Him and receive the benefits of a new life and provision for our daily needs
Prayer
My dear Father, as I
commit my life to Jesus Christ today, may You help me to continue to live in
Him always, Amen.
Memory Verse Col. 2: 8
"Beware lest any man
spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after
the rudiments of the world and not after Christ."
Source:
The Daily Fountain 2017
(The Daily Devotional Guide of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion)
(The Daily Devotional Guide of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion)
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