FOREWARNED

READING: COLOSSIANS 2:11-19

Verse 18: “Let no one cheat you of your reward, taking delight in false humility and worship of angels, intruding unto those things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind.”

It is so reassuring to recognize how thoroughly the Lord has planned and prepared for those who are His. Today’s verse is one source of this reassurance. By the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, these words were written between 60 and 61 A.D. according to the Reese Chronological Bible. Now, one thousand nine hundred and fifty three years later, we see the continuing purpose of this caution that was given so very long ago. For example, just a few years ago numbers of people were misled by widespread deceptions regarding angels. Those deceptions caused loss to some who were not educated in the truths of the Bible. Some could even have been defrauded of their rewards in Christ. The same types of loss remain possibilities today. This is so not only regarding the worship of angels, but also the other threats described in this verse and other passages in the word of God. We are blessed that our loving Heavenly Father foreknew these traps and possibilities, and has used scriptures to warn us against them. We have security in His abundant provisions. That’s a thought – about God’s Word.

RESPONSE

1. How would a person “intrude into those things which he has not seen”?

2. What scriptural has kept you from loss?