December 10, 2017 Sunday Week 2 Day 1 Theme Love

I want their hearts to be encouraged and united in love, so that they may have all the riches of assured understanding and have the knowledge of God’s mystery, that is, Christ himself, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. Colossians 2:2–3

            So many in this world are driven to attain riches and from their riches they hope to achieve power.  I remember reading about a man who had a lot of money and he said that it was much harder to keep money than get it.

            In his letter to the Colossians Paul not only defines riches but how to get true riches.  We get riches by being encouraged and uniting in love with God and His children!  For no matter how much money one has true poverty is to live without God and the fellowship of all believers!

            From love we get assured understanding and the knowledge of God’s mystery which is Christ Himself through Whom we discover “all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.”    

            The only sure way to keep these eternal riches is to always be exploring the mystery of God as we grow in a relationship with Jesus!

            Some want everything clear and to be able to understand God.  But the joy of coming to know God is that the mystery grows deeper as we grow in our relationship to Him!  Merry Mystery to you in this Advent season!