Proclaim!

Paul ends his letter to the believers in Colosse by instructing them to share the message of God’s grace with people outside the church (Colossians 4:2-6).  This was not a new command.  Just before Jesus ascended to the Father, He promised his followers that the Spirit would empower them to be witnesses “to the ends of the earth” (Acts 1:8).  On the Day of Pentecost, the birthday of the church, Peter proclaimed the gospel to people “from every nation under heaven” (Acts 2:5).  A couple thousand years later, we are still called to proclaim the good news of the gospel in our town and around the world.