Today is Saturday, June 30, 2018. Hi, my name is Adam Burton, and you are listening to The Daily Devo, a short devotional design help you apply God's word to your life. The content comes from the Gospel Project. Take a few moments and read Colossians chapter 1 verses 15 through chapter 2 verse 3.
In September 11, 2001, the world watched in horror as two hijacks boning 767s crashed into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, and two boning 757s were flown into the Pentagon and another in a field in southwest Pennsylvania. It was the deadliest attack on the United States since Pearl Harbor, about 60 years earlier. Those trapped in the towers faced impossible decisions. Some made final phone calls to loved ones and waited for the inevitable.
Others tried to descend crowded stairwells through the intense flames, still others did the unthinkable and leapt from the building 100 stories from the ground. In time, both towers collapsed along with the hearts of people around the world. What you probably haven't read in a textbook is that on September 16, 2001, the Sunday following the attack, Church attended spied, pews that were usually empty, were packed with visitors rushing to religion for answers. Why did God allow this evil to happen?
Where was Jesus Christ when the towers fell? What would happen to me if I died? During his imprisonment in Rome, Paul had to address difficult questions like these in his letter to the Church of Colossae. Unlike Philippi, Paul had never visited Colossae.
He had a friend in Colossae named Philemon and hoped that to make a visit after being released, Paul even asked Philemon to prepare a guest room for me, but would never make it to Colossae. Think about this. What other tough questions about God have you or others? No asked.
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