Colossians 4:7-18
"final greetings"
Paul then sends his regards with Tychicus, whom he then, in a way, sponsors to the church, promoting him in the letter so that they might provide for him during his stay (at least that's how i understand it). Paul also mentions tychicus's traveling companion onesimus, whom paul also chips in a good word for. tychicus & onesimus then are to relay the news of what is going on in paul's life. Paul then also relays greetings from other christians who are either jailed with him or living near him.
Paul's last words in this letter contain a request that this letter be passed on to another church, that paul's message might come to them as well. he also says a last word for archippus, presumably a friend of pauls, whom paul encourages to stay strong in the lord.
Something that can be taken from this is: stay connected. we as christians are meant to be one body, but how can we work together if we don't communicate. earlier a friend asked me to pray for his audition. I wouldn't have known about it if he hadn't told me. communication is important. good communication is even more important. so often the devil likes to clog up communication, causing misconceptions and second-hand stories. for these to vanish, we need strong, clear connections. time to upgrade from that modem to the dsl of communication.
oh, and part of that communication is prayer and encouragement. just saying.
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