28 Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. 29 For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me. Colossians 1:28-29 The apostle Paul worked his tail off. Even a cursory reading of Acts and the epistles confirms this. He did this not so people would see him or admire him, but so that they would see and worship Jesus. He struggled and labored immensely so that the people around him would become mature in Christ. You have a large portion of you New Testament because of Paul’s God wrought commitment to this end. Consider a few things with me as we are called to take up the same mantle that Paul had. Him we proclaim : Struggling for maturity means that we proclaim Jesus and him alone as our only hope. We do not proclaim politics, the latest Christian fad, how God can help us accomplish our goals, how he can live a great and happy life, how ...
The Cross of Christ, grace in reality, powerful to save and give us everything we need in every moment of life, all to the praise of His glory.