Devotion - Tuesday, April 17

One of the lessons appointed for today is Colossians 1:1-14.  Paul opens this letter with words of encouragement.  These are folks recently introduced to the way of Jesus, so it is easy to understand how they might show growth with each passing day.

What about us?  Is there growth in our faith life?

We discussed this question on the Leadership Retreat.  Together we identified the ways in which growth might be measured:

• Time spent with God and God's people
• Depth of our confidence
• Engagement with the needs of the world - through service
• Interactions among our friend-group.

What would it mean for you to be able to say you were in a better place today than you were yesterday?  How can you more fully show your relationship with Jesus?

We know that living things grow and change.  Ours is a living faith.  It will change.  Will that change be consistent with our underlying ambitions; or will it be directed by the chances and circumstances of our life?