Today’s Thought “A Doting Papa” G. Ward

 

Colossians 2: ² That their hearts may be encouraged, having been knit together in love, and that they would attain to all the wealth that comes from the full assurance of understanding, resulting in a true knowledge of God’s mystery, that is, Christ Himself.

 

Many with children and grandchildren desire attending school assemblies, particularly award programs of sorts that witness their own receiving accolades from educators proclaiming their proficiencies. It grants parental hope in how their effort towards ensuring those youthful will attain vocational respectability *that pays them generously, so as to give their children many things they too don’t need and value. The Apostle Paul’s soul was overwhelmed in hope for these captive to more consort with the world’s standard of what it means to be successful over knowing the will of God and HIS gospel solely derived by Christ sacrifice and whereas this Apostle desired they’d more press towards maturing in that sufficiency – so much more satisfying, along with delivering any who will place their complete trust in this Blessed Redeemer by following how HE correlated in earth to Heaven.

 

And Lord God, our hearts are many times laid bare in diversionary acceptance of standards entirely temporary that ultimately never satisfy and so we ask forgiveness, and identify with the re-focus provided from Your Word, that allows recall of our greatest day; when we repented of our sins and then was granted assurance of eternity. So, may our “striving” now more proclaim our hope for those within our gates towards maturing to that gospel presented to us, ALL because of Jesus, Amen.