Scripture
Let your roots grow down into him,and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught and you will overflow with thankfulness.
Observation
We need to keep our attention focussed on Christ, constantly growing in our relationship with him. People will come with spiritual-sounding ideas and teachings that really come from human wisdom or from demons. It is Christ that we must pursue.
We were dead in sin, but Christ set us free. Baptism represents dying with him and being raised to new life in him.
Christ has destroyed the power of sin to condemn us. We no longer need to celebrate special days, eat certain foods or follow any rules other than what pleases Christ,
Application
It's all about Christ. He is the one who sets us free from sin and opens the way into eternity.
Anything that does not lead us closer to him is a distraction from our true purpose. Whether it is a religious idea, a ritual or just things that are not bad in themselves- anything that gets in the way of a deeper relationship with Christ will distract us from our goal of eternity.
Prayer
Father, help me to build my life on Christ. Help me plant deeper roots in him today and every day. Amen.
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