Verse of the Day
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Monday May 16, 2022 15th day of the 2nd month Iyar 5782
30th day of counting the Omer
Colossians 1:28 Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Messiah.
Jim's comments
Him, Yeshua is who we proclaim Paul wrote and part of that was warning and teaching everyone with all wisdom. Paul and those with him would teach all who would hear and warn them as well about the ways of the Lord.
Teaching: teaching about salvation in Yeshua, and how He has saved us from our sins. Teaching: teaching those who come to know the Lord how to walk with Him and keep His ways. Teaching them how to live. Warning: warning of what happens if one doesn’t come to know the Lord, and if one continually disobeys God and his ways.
This goes along with what we read in Leviticus chapter 26, blessings for obedience and curses for disobedience. If you are familiar with the history of Israel you will remember that there were times when they were obedient and times they were not.
We are to take heed to the warning of God that come our way today. Our nation is mocking God and His ways, and our great state of California is leading the way, sad to say. Our state of California is in the middle of a drought. Does the drought and the mocking of God and His ways go hand in hand?
Notice the goal of the teaching and warning, that we may present everyone mature in Messiah. The Greek word used here is telios and one of its meanings is perfect; that is full grown, and mature.
It doesn’t mean without sin, but a mature believer in Messiah Yeshua. That is part of being a disciple, wanting to be like Yeshua and be a mature grown up believer in the Lord.
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