Dr. David’s Daily Devotionals August 5, 2021, Thursday, Col

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DR. DAVID’S COMMENT(S)- Many Scripture Versions are on line. Reading from different versions can bring clarity to your study.

A good internet resource is https://www.blueletterbible.org

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE - Col 4 6 Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone. 7 will tell you all the news about me. He is a dear brother, a faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord. 8 I am sending him to you for the express purpose that you may know about our circumstances and that he may encourage your hearts. . . . 12 Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of , sends greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, that you may stand firm in all the will of God, mature and fully assured.

1 Thess 1 1 Paul, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace and peace to you. 2 We always thank God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers. 3 We continually remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. NIV

DR. DAVID’S QUESTION(S)- Why do we speak with grace in vs 6?

Why was Tychicus sent in vs 8?

What does Epaphras pray in vs 12? How does Paul thank God for the Thessalonians in vs 2? What do they remember in vs 3?

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