👨🏻‍🍳Let’s Getter Done👨‍🎓👩🏻‍🎓

On our knees we are the most

powerful force on earth

~ Billy Graham ~

As we come to the close of this book of Colossians after reading about the Apostles Pauls Telling them about The Lord Jesus Christ and Teaching them about the Lord, Paul now leaves final instruction. Paul closes his letter naming three men Tychicus, Onesimus who is one of you and Aristarchus. Then adds a fourth, Marcus if he comes, receive him. Too many times those who have come to know the Lord as their personal savior are left to themselves in hope that they learn. What a mistake that is. Peter say this 

1 Peter 2:2 (KJV) As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

What do babies need? Milk!  And we don’t go off and leave them to defend for themselves; do you know what will happen if we do? They will not grow and mature. Many have come to know the Lord and have been left to themselves to find a good Church and to grow spiritually. Hey, they don’t know what a good Church looks like, how in the world will they be able to find one? We must first be told about the Lord and then we should be taught and then trained. The company you work for does that but we at the Church house fail to do just that. Know what the Bible says??

Luke 16:8 (KJV) And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.

This world does put a person on a 950 John Deere Dozer and tell them to clear this property. Neither should a Christian organization put a person in a position they know nothing about. Teach then Train then help them after they are in a position to become one that will be able to teach others.  

2 Timothy 2:2 (KJV) And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.

That is what Paul is doing; but Paul also incorporates Epaphras. Why? “who is one of you, a servant of Christ” I think Paul was wise to have placed another man that is one of them. To do such is like saying we need you to help grow the Church here in Colosse. Here is another reason, Onesimus and Epaphras know the culture and if there was any language barrier they know that too. One other thing that Paul said about Epaphras is that he had  a great zeal. Colossians 4:13 (KJV) For I bear him record, that he hath a great zeal for you, and them that are in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis.  Know what great zeal does? It motivates others. Have you ever heard of a Motivational Speaker? What do they do? That’s right, they motivate others. Sometimes we need to be motivated and what is the best way to get motivated? Get around someone who has great zeal. The Apostle Paul closed his letter out to the Colossians by saying let’s getter done.