COLOSSIANS CHAPTER 4

Colossians 4th chapter- Are we treating the people who work under us justly? Are we giving them their pay correctly? We should treat them justly because we too have a master in Heaven who is judging us in a similar way. Lord Jesus told a parable in which a man in spite of his huge debt forgiven by the king did not forgive his subordinate who owed him a small debt. When the king heard of this, he got angry and put the man in prison to be tortured. Likewise if we want to be blessed by God we should treat our subordinates with respect and pay them justly according to their work. We don’t want to be punished by God’s anger but we want to be blessed by His love.
Prayer always yields positive results. Also prayer combined with thanksgiving is more powerful. Lord Jesus told a parable about an old woman constantly asking the judge to provide justice. Even though the judge did not want to help her, he finally gives in just to escape from her persistence. Likewise we should wrestle God with our constant prayer for the things we need. We should ask God anything and everything that we need with full faith. And after that we should also thank Him with full faith that we have received it. After that we should not have any doubts in our heart as to whether we will receive it or not. Because when we pray, we know that God has surely heard it. So surely He will give us whatever we ask Him with faith. We just need to believe it. We should also pray that God should give us the wisdom and put the correct words in our mouth and heart when we proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ. Our speech should be graceful, sincere and complete with full confidence when we explain the mystery of Jesus Christ. In such a way it should clear any doubts. It is by prayer that we ask God to fill us with wisdom to spread the Gospel of Jesus. Thus prayer is a powerful weapon.