Devotionals February 8 – March 7, 2021: A Life Rooted in Christ: The Message of Colossians

Did you know that Paul, the author of the epistle to the Colossians, did not start the church there and was actually never able to visit the believers in Colossae? The church in Colossae was established by a man named Epaphras, who had been converted by Paul’s preaching in nearby Ephesus. Nevertheless, Paul and Timothy praised and thanked God when they heard of the group of faithful saints here and prayed for them often (Col. 1:3–4). Although Paul had much to be thankful for in regard to the...