Lukewarm? NO! Zealous!

Paul tells the Colossians that he has agonized for them and others because he wants them so badly to be encouraged and knit together by strong ties of love...to have complete confidence that they understand God's mysterious plan, which IS Christ himself...and that in Christ, ALL the treasure of wisdom and knowledge are hidden! Then he goes on to say that if anyone tells them differently, those peeps are trying to deceive them.

I love Paul's zeal! I want his heart for others...believers and non-believers! I want to feel the burden on my heart to pray for others and think of others before myself! I want to be consumed with the want of leading anyone and everyone to Christ himself so all people can find the treasures!!! Too often I want these things second to whatever is going on in my little world. Anyone else experience this?

Then Paul tells them that even though he is away from them, his heart is with them. I think I love this so much because it is so real and raw. I mean, how often do we feel this? My physical body may be in one place, but my heart, thoughts, yearnings are with another...with a friend who is in the depths of heartache, etc.... I think I always enjoy spending time with Paul in the Word because I can identify so much with him, yet I still want to be more like him!

My study note spoke of Paul's warning against deception and how he wanted this letter passed on to the church at Laodicea...the one that Jesus later rebukes for being lukewarm! God always raises up a forthtelling prophetic voice of warning to bring believers back to the right path! Praise Him! 

WE have to be vigilant that we are not deceived in these days. We can only do that through knowing the Word. We can only know the Word by soaking in it. God flipped my mindsets and homeschool upside down this year by focusing us on the Word first and foremost and fitting everything else into it, instead of fitting "Bible" into 20 minutes a day. When this world, this economic system, this government that is denying God comes crashing down, I want my family standing on the Rock of Salvation. I want to be about the "right" things. I have NO DESIRE to be lukewarm.

Make time for the Word friends. It is your lifeline of truth! Don't let other things take precedence! Praying for us all