Shalom,
In today’s email we take our Thinky Thing from Colossians 1 (our reading for Wednesday if you are following the Bible reading plan) about the Unlimited Energy available to us in Christ. Sharon’s latest segment about Uncertainty is available to read, where she points out how uncertain everyone must have been on the ship in which Paul was shipwrecked and what that means for us. We remind you about the Thinky Days Diary for 2025 to help you get the most from your Bible reading, and I will share with you the link to another couple of short stories. It’s a busy week!
Colossians 1
UNLIMITED ENERGY
Teaching and preaching take a lot of energy. When we put our whole selves into it, the work can drain us emotionally, physically and mentally. Having spoken at many Bible schools, and weekends away, I know what it is like to come home drained, and sometimes even a bit depressed after an amazing time working for the Lord and having given of myself over that period. The Monday depression hits many speakers who teach, preach or give encouragement on a Sunday.
As I read the letter to the Colossians today, I found a verse that really encouraged me. Here it is: “Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.” (Colossians 1 v 28 – 29 ESV).
Paul had the same aim as me: to proclaim, teach and warn, so that people would grow in Christ. But Paul did not do it in his own strength without any help. He helped others with the energy that Jesus gave him. “Struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.”
On our own, we run out of the ‘go’ we should have. But with his energy we can overcome and see it through. Because Jesus is immortal, his energy will never run out. Let’s not do it alone any more, but like Paul, preach and encourage with the energy of Christ.
Sharon’s Segment
Uncertainty
“When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the storm continued raging, we finally gave up all hope of being saved.” Acts 27 v 20.
Sometimes life seems uncertain or frightening and we feel helpless. Sometimes we can’t see our way forward; and answers to our prayer for an outcome seem elusive. Sometimes God is not forthcoming about how a certain situation might turn out.
It appears that this was the scenario at play in… read more at https://thinkythings.com/sharon/
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Short Stories
This week we have two new Short Stories at https://thinkythings.com/home/short-stories/
One entitled Bard Beetle, and the other, a 70’s story about Arson.
With love in our Lord
Robert
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