i was doing my bible reading last night and paul said something in colossians 4:18 that really stopped me in my tracks.
remember my chains
even now i am not sure why it jumped out at me or what it means. maybe paul is asking us to remember the cost of serving God. maybe he is asking for prayer for his situation. i don't know but the statement is strong and for me very thought provoking.
if you have any thoughts on this, please let me know. i will write more about this as i have more time to think about it.
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I had one thought about it. It's similar to when someone has an immediate prayer need - they were in a car crash and the doctors aren't sure they are going to make it. So we pray desperately for them and sigh with relief when we get the email or phone call that says they are going to pull through, and for us that's it. Meanwhile, that person faces months or years of recovery, rehabilitation and pain. So Paul has written a letter and seems pretty good, we're happy to hear from him, and yet he's still in prison, we need to remember that. We all have the spiritual attention span of a goldfish! I don't think that's the only thoughts that can or should come from his statement, but it's what came to mind for me.
When I first read this, it was very powerful to me as well. It is such a powerful image. It should be a reminder of the length people should go for Christ.
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