All good parents want to see their children grow, succeed and prosper. The best paren|بیشتر

All good parents want to see their children grow, succeed and prosper. The best parents are intentional about ensuring that their children have the opportunity to go farther than they themselves could have ever gone. What is true in natural parenthood is also true with spiritual mothers and fathers: we want the best for our sons & daughters in the faith. When God allows us the joy and privilege of pouring into those coming behind us, we want to be proactive in our investments in their own walks with Christ. Paul’s prayer in Colossians 1:9-14 reveals what he prioritized as a spiritual father in the lives of those coming behind him. He wants these Jesus-followers to be marked forever by the King. From Paul’s prayers over them, we find ourselves stirred in spiritual hunger for these marks to be bolder upon our own lives and appearing on the lives of those in whom we have the opportunity to invest. What does a life marked for eternity look like? Are our own lives displaying these marks? Are we intentionally living in a way that those coming behind us are also marked with the powerful traits of a disciple of Christ? Jesus gave so much so that our lives would be marked for eternity. This message calls us to give ourselves more fully to this desire of the King.

انجیل | Spiritual Growth | Jeff Lyle | United States