Olympic Connection
"All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and understood God's grace in all its truth." (Colossians 1:6)
Did you catch any of the opening ceremonies for the 2008 Summer Olympics today in Beijing, China? Yes, it's an amazing show, but there's something about the idea of people from all over the globe gathering together in one place, nation by nation, that makes the world feel more connected than ever.
Another mind-blowing thing to wonder about is, "How many of the people in that stadium are Jesus-followers who once heard the good news about salvation from sin and 'understood God's grace in all its truth'?" How many of the people from China and Zimbabwe and Russia and Bolivia and Canada are fruit-bearing believers walking the same path you and I are.
Paul writes about our connection to all of them, a connection far deeper and longer lasting than just being "fellow citizens of the global community." We are brothers and sisters of a million different mothers and just one Almighty Father. I can't wait for the opening ceremony of eternity in heaven.
Think: Do you ever think about all you have in common with believers in Jesus "all over the world."
Pray: Pray for all the believers in China who, just like you, came to God through Jesus. Ask God to help the Gospel to bear as much fruit as possible during the Olympic Games there this next month.
Do: Try to catch a few minutes of the opening ceremonies on TV or online.
Did you catch any of the opening ceremonies for the 2008 Summer Olympics today in Beijing, China? Yes, it's an amazing show, but there's something about the idea of people from all over the globe gathering together in one place, nation by nation, that makes the world feel more connected than ever.
Another mind-blowing thing to wonder about is, "How many of the people in that stadium are Jesus-followers who once heard the good news about salvation from sin and 'understood God's grace in all its truth'?" How many of the people from China and Zimbabwe and Russia and Bolivia and Canada are fruit-bearing believers walking the same path you and I are.
Paul writes about our connection to all of them, a connection far deeper and longer lasting than just being "fellow citizens of the global community." We are brothers and sisters of a million different mothers and just one Almighty Father. I can't wait for the opening ceremony of eternity in heaven.
Think: Do you ever think about all you have in common with believers in Jesus "all over the world."
Pray: Pray for all the believers in China who, just like you, came to God through Jesus. Ask God to help the Gospel to bear as much fruit as possible during the Olympic Games there this next month.
Do: Try to catch a few minutes of the opening ceremonies on TV or online.
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