The Hope For You

Laid Up In Heaven

In our prayers for you we always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, for we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. You have heard of this hope before in the word of the truth, the gospel that has come to you. Just as it is bearing fruit and growing in the whole world, so it has been bearing fruit among yourselves from the day you heard it and truly comprehended the grace of God. This you learned from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant. He is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf, and he has made known to us your love in the Spirit.

Colossians 1:3-8

Deep bonds of friendship can take place in our everyday lives, and in our own Christian ministry. Those who worked alongside Paul were not strangers to persecution and imprisonment. But a common mission created a deep sense of connectedness.

When believers live under the lordship of Christ, they can see their lives intertwined in service. By serving as slaves to Christ, we can develop friendships with people and with Christ which will last into eternity.

Christians stand strong when they stand together.

Our Daily Bread – June 1, 2008