Colossians 1:3-5 "We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, for we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all the saints because of the hope reserved for you in Heaven."
Question #1: Are we in the church lifting up the other parts of the Body when we hear of their faith and of their love for the Body?
Question #2: Is my faith growing and outreaching to the point that others can hear about it and thereby continually lift me before the Throne?
Have you thought about that? Paul wrote this letter during a time when it would have taken months and years for his letter to reach and circulate through the Body/ house churches in Colossae. And yet, before Paul ever wrote the letter, he had been hearing such reports of the faith and passion of those in Colossae that he prayed for, and gave thanks for, ALWAYS.
The faith of the people of this local body was so great that Paul made it a consistent part of his prayer time to lift them up in prayer and thanksgiving.
How amazing that my faith could reach that point that others (maybe whom I have never met or around the globe) might consistently lift me up in prayer and give thanks for me! I want that kind of relationship with the Body of Christ.
And what a responsibility: to be mindful of the faith of our brothers around the globe and to consistently take the time to lift them up in prayer and thanksgiving!
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