Together

Colossians 1:1-4 I Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, 2 To the holy and faithful brothers in Christ at Colosse:
Grace and peace to you from God our Father. 3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 4 because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all the saints.
 
AS I was growing up, my parents attended a United Methodist church, and eventually I became a member as a teenager. One of the benefits of membership was receiving a magazine from the denomination called Together. The essence of the magazine, as its name implies, was bringing people of the church together into life conversations. I particularly remember reading letters from teens sharing information about their lives and how they received “life advice” from the magazine’s editors on the truths of Christ forming their lives. It helped connect me to other Methodist youth as we heard of God’s Word applied to our lives in this way.
    There are many other such publications today that connect like-minded people to each other. Social media, of course, is a huge link-point of “friends” connecting with one another. Certainly social media would be much better and effective if it were a place to meet God and his community on earth.
    As Paul began his letter to the church in Colosse, he is writing to like-minded people. His desire is to be together with them, to be in touch with their lives, so he can begin to teach them God’s Gospel. See how personally Paul connects with them. With such words as “our brother” “to the faithful brothers in Christ” “the love you have for all the saints” Paul reminds them, “We’re together in God our Father.”
    Are you together with those in Christ? Do you desire to alike in heart and mind to teach and learn the gospel and its power for your life? The more God’s people know him, the more together they will be in him. Pray and seek to be close to God and his church.   
   
Life Thought: Jesus loves it when you’re together with Him.