Be Still And Know

Colossians 1:2 Paul and Timothy wrote: “We are writing to God’s holy people in the city of Colossae, who are faithful brothers and sisters in Christ. May God our Father give you grace and peace.” Colossae was not a particularly important town, overshadowed by its rich and much more illustrious neighbours, Laodicea and Hierapolis. We don’t have any reason to think that Paul ever visited the church there. However, in this important letter he wanted them to know how significant they were. He calls them saints, God’s holy people. What mattered was not how they viewed themselves, or how other people saw them. It was their relationship with God that was all important. And he saw them as a special people, set apart for him. Many people have a very low view of themselves. They are convinced that they are of no importance. They don’t count. It’s the people with gifts, money and influence who really matter in this life. But God would disagree with that. Everyone is important because all of us have been made in his