Further, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord! It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you.
Philippians 3:1 NIV
Here's old Paul going on about the same thing again...but he knows it...and it's important!
The word translated safeguard is to "not totter", a firm foundation on which to stand, somewhere you won't trip up.
So our rejoicing in God, our praise, our hymn singing, our meditation, our thankfulness for Jesus, our thankfulness about our position in God...all that and more...that's our firm foundation.
A place to stand.
A place that stops us tripping up
That's why it's important & why Paul is happy to take us back there...
So today, Rejoice in the Lord!
He is Good.
His Love endures forever.
He's redeemed you, called you by name.
You are dearly loved.
Have a beaut day :)
#rejoice
#firmfoundation
#dearlyloved
#childrenofGod
#rejoicerinseandrepeat
Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can't see - such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him. Colossians 1:15-16 NLT OK so this is an English translation of a letter Paul wrote to a church 2,000 years ago, but does it feel like Paul is wrestling with words and ideas to try and capture all of who Jesus is, of who God is, of how does it work that the walking around Jesus was also there before the beginning of the beginning of everything we can see and touch and know. Not only that but Jesus was somehow the agent of everything that has been made in the physical, social, and spiritual. Jesus is at the centre of it all. Walking around Jesus. Cooking fish for breakfast Jesus. Heart aching as he looks at p
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