Amens: Colossians

Loving The Message's expression of these verses in particular.

Colossians 1:11,12 - We pray that you'll have the strength to stick it out over the long haul - not the grim strength of gritting your teeth but the glory-strength God gives. It is strength that endures the unendurable and spills over into joy, thanking the Father who makes us strong enough to take part in everything bright and beautiful that he has for us.

Colossians 2:28 - To be mature is to be basic.

Colossians 3:2 - Pursue the things over which Christ presides. Don't shuffle along, eyes to the ground, absorbed with the things right in front of you. Look up, and be alert to what is going on around Christ - that's where the action is. See things from his perspective.

Colossians 4:2 - Stay alert, with your eyes wide open in gratitude.