Dan Petersen, in town from Glasgow, Scotland, brings this to us today. Jesus is not sanctimonious. He mixes with sinners. The irony is that those who view themselves righteous find themselves distant from God.
“Familiarity breeds contempt” says the proverb. Turns out, according to a recent study , that on average, we like other people less the more we know about them. Familiarity really does breed contempt. Sometimes our familiarity with Jesus can make even Him seem less interesting, but in that case the fault is really our own.
Paul didn’t know the Colossian church personally. Still, Paul takes the time to write to them and, as we’ll see, he takes the time to pray for them. In so doing he sets an example for us to follow. We don’t want to get stuck in the rut of thinking that the only things worth praying about are the things that matter directly to us.
Jesus said, “You must be born again.” In this section of Ephesians, Paul highlights the meaning and extreme importance of conversion – the new birth.
Central Reflections 