Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving. Colossians 4:2, TLV
Context. In the previous chapter, the ending verses, Paul gives life instructions to various people. Wives, husbands, children, fathers, and slaves. Then in the next chapter the instructions are directed towards slave masters.
The message is essentially the same for all of them, and for us.
- Live a life of integrity.
- Follow the essence of the Torah — love God, love each other.
- Then, devote ourselves to prayer.
- Keeping alert in thanksgiving.
By maintaining an attitude of gratitude, it is easier to accomplish the rest. Because, thankfulness fuels integrity, love, true obedience, and prayer.
It certainly makes for a better living environment — no matter the social station. Don’t you think?
We had a powerful lesson in our Torah Club class about the priesthoods…Eternal (Zion) (Heavenly) and Levitical (Earthly) the one that was and will be again (Levitical) (Zadok) (Millennial) (Zion connects again with earthly Jerusalem forever) and the fight against these priesthoods given to us by the God of Israel. The anti-Christ/Messiah priesthoods constantly raise up leaders, economic managers, academic instructors, local governmental Leaders, artists, musicians, and actors to combat the home and family we have and the community we live in.
Everyone who is born in every age is given the choice to choose which priesthood we want to live under. Makes choosing easier because when you see the alignments forming….once you know….you know!