Be Still And Know

Colossians 4:5-6 'Live wisely among those who are not believers, and make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be gracious and attractive so that you will have the right response for everyone.' Whether we have a short or a long life, it is clearly a fact that our opportunities are limited; they are finite. Paul urges his readers to take every opportunity seriously, which means that we need to live wisely. Wisdom is always a deeply practical, down-to-earth word in the Bible. The wise person takes God’s truth and applies it to their everyday life. This is particularly crucial in our relationship with those who are not believers because, whether we like it or not, people are looking at our lives and learning about God from our example. When Paul wrote to the church in Corinth, he told them that they were ambassadors, that is to say they represented God and his kingdom to the non-Christian world. One of my sisters is an ambassador for the British government; her whole life is shaped by her res