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The Supreme Tao of Jesus: A Commentary on Colossians

Our world is rich in knowledge but deficient in wisdom. We can all Google Grey’s Anatomy, but not anyone in their right mind would trust an auto mechanic with a colonoscopy.

Because we’re able to learn so much so fast, we’ve lost the knack for taking the little we know and applying it appropriately before moving on to something more complex.

This is as true for spirituality as it is for everything else.

In Colossians, Paul informs the church that he’s praying for God to fill them with the knowledge of His will through all wisdom and understanding.

“For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding.” Colossians 1.9

Paul doesn’t just want the church to know stuff about God; he wants them to know how to live differently because of what they know. The key point here is living differently.

The Supreme Tao of Jesus: A Commentary on Colossians

Our world is rich in knowledge but deficient in wisdom. We can all Google Grey’s Anatomy, but not anyone in their right mind would trust an auto mechanic with a colonoscopy.

Because we’re able to learn so much so fast, we’ve lost the knack for taking the little we know and applying it appropriately before moving on to something more complex.

This is as true for spirituality as it is for everything else.

In Colossians, Paul informs the church that he’s praying for God to fill them with the knowledge of His will through all wisdom and understanding.

“For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding.” Colossians 1.9

Paul doesn’t just want the church to know stuff about God; he wants them to know how to live differently because of what they know. The key point here is living differently.

The Supreme Tao of Jesus: A Commentary on Colossians

Our world is rich in knowledge but deficient in wisdom. We can all Google Grey’s Anatomy, but not anyone in their right mind would trust an auto mechanic with a colonoscopy.

Because we’re able to learn so much so fast, we’ve lost the knack for taking the little we know and applying it appropriately before moving on to something more complex.

This is as true for spirituality as it is for everything else.

In Colossians, Paul informs the church that he’s praying for God to fill them with the knowledge of His will through all wisdom and understanding.

“For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding.” Colossians 1.9

Paul doesn’t just want the church to know stuff about God; he wants them to know how to live differently because of what they know. The key point here is living differently.

Final week of the series HEART OF GOLD

God gives freely and wants us to emulate Him and His generosity. This is why He gives — not only to bless us, but to invite us to shadow Him as He heals the world. God wants to share with us the joy of giving.

God’s generosity is like a river, flowing from him into us and from us onto others. Many of us, though, feel content to let that river’s flow stop with us. Instead of being part of a river, we choose to become a kind of reservoir, hoarding the water for ourselves. Not only does this anger God, but it also has some long-term negative effects. If we want to experience all that God intends for us, we must be careful not to let the flow of God’s unbound generosity hole up, stink, and die within us. We’ve got to keep it going.

The outbound movement must continue. We are not the final destination — we’re like a midstream pit stop or an atoll or an island–the gifts flow to us, then through us.

God wants to share with us the joy of giving!