1 This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and from our brother Timothy. 2 We are writing to God’s holy people in the city of Colosse, who are faithful brothers and sisters in Christ. May God our Father give you grace and peace. 3 We always pray for you, and we give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. 4 For we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all of God’s people, 5 which come from your confident hope of what God has reserved for you in heaven. You have had this expectation ever since you first heard the truth of the Good News. 6 This same Good News that came to you is going out all over the world. It is bearing fruit everywhere by changing lives, just as it changed your lives from the day you first heard and understood the truth about God’s wonderful grace. 7 You learned about the Good News from Epaphras, our beloved co-worker. He is Christ’s faithful servant, and he is helping us on your behalf. 8 He has told us about the love for others that the Holy Spirit has given you. (Colossians 1:1-8 – New Living Translation)
The same Good News is going out all over the world and it is bearing fruit everywhere. People’s lives have been changed because they have experienced the wonderful grace of God. Regardless of whether you are experiencing God or not at this moment, His Good News is at work and has continued to make an impact in this world. When you google “salvation testimony”, I am sure you can find tons and tons of life changing stories. I believe you must had once experienced how the Good News changed your life from the day you first heard and understood the truth. Although you may currently get stuck in walking the spiritual journey, you have to believe that God’s work has not ended and He has continued making changes in you. Even if you do not notice it, He is here doing something. If you don’t talk to people around you, you may never realize how God has changed those people’s lives. If you don’t reflect on your own life story, you may never realize how God has performed many miracles in your life that you have ever imagined.
“This same Good News that came to you is going out all over the world. It is bearing fruit everywhere by changing lives, just as it changed your lives from the day you first heard and understood the truth about God’s wonderful grace.”
