Coach’s Corner

Short and to the point. Most guys like things that way. Let’s get to the heart of the matter. Don’t dance around the mulberry bush. Just shoot straight. Well, the Apostle Paul is right in the wheelhouse of most guys with his letters. They are typically short, but packed with useful and important information. Chapter 4 closes out the book of Colossians and Paul has a few powerhouse points left to make…

Ever watched a movie or cartoon where someone is trying to make a decision and out pops an angel on one shoulder and the devil on the other? It’s sort of supposed to be funny, but there’s some reality there as well. As followers of Christ, we are never fully free from the two natures that are within us. One is the flesh nature we are born with (which of course is represented by the devil on one shoulder), and the other is the spirit nature we receive when we accept the gift of Jesus Christ (which is represented by the angel).

Do you remember when you were younger and couldn’t wait to grow up and be an adult? Funny thing about that… if you’re reading this now, that actually happened. And you didn’t even have to work for it. There might have been some “growing pains” along the way, but eventually you reached your full height and stature without even trying.

In Colossians 2, Paul lets us know that spiritual growth and maturity don’t just happen. We don’t wake up one day fully developed as followers of Jesus Christ.

“Hi! We’ve never met, but I love you and you should listen to me!”

It sounds like one of these spam emails from some “God-fearing” person with tons of cash that needs your help and will reward you handsomely to do so. But it’s really the gist of Colossians. Paul never went to the church found in Colosse. In fact, he wrote this letter while in prison in Rome. But Paul had heard much about them, and had a few things to share with them based on what he had heard.