Today's encouragement comes from Colossians 2:8a, & 9-10a, which says this:
"Beware lest anyone cheat you . . . For in [Christ] dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; and you are complete in Him . . . "
The free lives of redeemed Christian churchmen must always be zealously guarded. People devoid of grace—in particular, religious people devoid of saving grace—are always seeking to "cheat" the saints of our rightful inherit-ance and pleasure in Christ. They desire to bring us down to their level; and to see us enslaved and miserable, just like they are.
The answer to this pressure is self-understanding, which is based in Christ-understanding. The faithful churchman is "complete" in Christ. He or she needs nothing more. Since God's "fullness" is in Jesus, we do not need look to any other beings or things for salvation or its benefits.
[Puritan quote of the day: "Christ's prayer takes away the sins of our prayers.” —Thomas Watson, in, "All Things for Good"]
These are Pastor Mark J. Henninger's daily devotions. May God bless them to your heart. If you wish to have these sent directly to your email box, please contact me, at: MarkJHenninger@gmail.com
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