Thursday, April 30, 2026

Colossians 2:6-10 …And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him.  Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness. Don’t let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers of this world, rather than from Christ. For in Christ lives all the fullness of God in a human body. So you also are complete through your union with Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority. (NLT) Paul encouraged us in our maturity, then he warned us against those things in the world that lead us away from that growth. saying - Don’t let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers of this world, rather than from Christ. Lastly, he told us the truth about who we are and what we have through Christ.What words, phrases, or verses stood out to you?Is there a truth here you didn’t know or didn’t yet fully understand?The final two sentences use the words “fullness” and “complete,” meaning filled up with nothing lacking. That, my friend, is the offer of true wholeness.Would you take a moment and speak that declaration of truth with me: “I am complete through my union with Christ.” Focus on the words: “I am complete through my union with Christ.” “I am complete through my union with Christ.” “I am complete through my union with Christ.”Let’s pray together: “Lord Jesus, I believe that You are the fullness of God, shown to us in a human body like mine. I believe I am complete through my union with You. Help me to receive that truth deeper today than ever before. As above, so below.”