Time and again the Lord called Israel to walk by faith and not by sight, to stand upon the promises of God, and not the circumstances of life, for both belong to the Lord. Will you trust and obey in the presence of difficult circumstance-

As Paul draws his letter to the Colossians to a close, Paul exhorts them to be watchful in prayer, wise in conduct and cunning in speech as they enter into the work of the Gospel with him. This couplet to live by- ora et labora.

Even as the Godhead is the fount of all spiritual blessing and power, live as those who have the Lord living within you, paying forward the grace and lovingkindness poured out upon you by God's act of incredible mercy.