Colossians 4:16-18, Don’t keep it to yourself, pass it along

Paul closes out his letter to Colossae by telling them in verse 16 that the letter he is sending is not to be hid away but it is meant to be shared. Since the creation of this earth God has used men and women as the chosen vessels to carry His message to this world. His interaction with individuals was never to be exclusive or confined to a certain group it was meant to be shared with the world. When God chose Abraham as a starting point, He told him that through him all nations shall be blessed. Keeping the good news of Jesus Christ to ourselves accomplishes nothing for the Kingdom of God. It was never meant to be contained and should be free flowing from our lips. Listen to what the prophet Jeremiah said in chapter 20 verse 9, “his word is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones. I am weary of holding it in; indeed, I cannot.”

With the spark of God’s Word is in our hearts it should start a fire; a fire that cannot be contained and must come out. If you watch the weather channel you see reports of forest fires out west. These massive natural disasters burn so hot and so fast that they consume everything in their path, and they all start with a single spark or ignition point. The word of God should have us thinking like Jeremiah; this is an inferno inside of me that must come out. If it is burning in our hearts then there is nothing, we can do anything to keep it from coming out, the fire burns its way out. This family won’t be held responsible for extinguishing the fire of God in our lives, we will let it out every opportunity that we have and pass along the gospel of Jesus to this world.