Notes of Faith January 3, 2025
The Word of Grace
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
Colossians 3:16
One day the late actor Walter Matthau read a book entitled The Secret in the Daisy. It had a profound impact on him, turning him “from a miserable, unhappy wretch to a joy-full, glad-to-be-alive human.” He searched out the author, Carol Grace, fell in love with her, and married her!1
There’s a better book, and it can change anyone’s life when they fall in love with its Author, the God of grace. When we take God’s Word seriously and let it become part of every stage in life, we become complete and mature as God’s people. We’ll not be perfect until heaven, but we can grow proficient and productive in our walk with Him. As we read His Word, we fall in love with Him who gave it to us, and as our personal relationship grows, we grow.
Allow God’s Word to be your guide so your walk with Him will be complete. Fall in love with the Bible and its divine Author, and you’ll live in abundant daily grace this year.
Nothing less than a whole Bible can make a whole Christian.
A. W. Tozer
Colossians 3:12-17
12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. 13 Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. 14 And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. 16 Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. 17 And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Don’t just read the stories that you remember and are familiar with… read the whole Bible and listen to God speak to you…fall in love with Him, give your life to Him and He will love, guide and protect you for all eternity! May God richly bless you in 2025 as you seek relationship with Him through His Word and prayer!
Pastor Dale