Father in Heaven, we come to thank You for inspiring the writings of Paul. Though his travels took him far and wide. Though he was shipwrecked and imprisoned by the Romans, he remained obedient to diligently teach Your gospel. This verse, one of his least complicated, bears so much insight. Paul personally signed his letter, and the threat of the chains upon him did not hamper his message. He asked only that we remember his imprisonment. He was set to state his cause before the Romans.
With all this swirling around him, he spoke grace over those who were to read his writing, and over the churches who would hear. He wrote the inspired words. You spread them everywhere and keep them alive and pertinent today. May we take heed of Paul’s boldness and obedience as we study. May we remember his dire circumstances as he wrote. May we imitate Your grace that filled his heart. We bring our thanksgiving for Paul’s contribution of Scripture in the name and authority of the Savior he preached, Jesus, according to Your good and perfect will. Amen.
“This salutation by my own hand—Paul. Remember my chains. Grace be with you. Amen.” (Colossians 4: 18 NKJV)
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Joy S Taylor is a follower of Christ, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Her workdays were spent using the Master of Science in Accounting degree that God graciously allowed at the age of, well, greater than 40. She led a divorce recovery support group sponsored by her church for seven years, and spent more than a decade in leadership roles for Celebrate Recovery and Care Net, using what God had done in her life to point others to the healing only Jesus gives. Now retired, she concentrates on writing for Jesus from her beloved hickory grove in Indiana, yet devotes some of her time to volunteering.