The Colossian Christians were bombarded with an onslaught of spiritual ideologies, and began to buy into the notion of combining religions views. Paul writes to remind them: If Christ isn’t everything, He’s nothing.
Suffering provides an opportunity to partner with Jesus and put God’s dominion on display. Nothing will impact those around you like singin’ in the pain.
Right now, the whole world is realizing that we’re all in the same boat; and we’re not as in control as we think, and far more dependent on something outside of ourselves than we thought.
Jesus had already given many signs to the “wicked and adulterous generation.” But they weren’t seeing them, because they were blind to them. And He can’t give what we won’t receive.
Jesus disappoints so many, so deeply, so often. Know why? His failure … to meet our expectations: our subtle assumptions that He’ll bless, protect, and answer us in our predetermined way.
