Lent devotions 2011: Saturday 9 April

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs with thankfulness in your hearts to God. — Colossians 3:16

When people attend church, they listen to the word of Christ being preached so that it lies in their heart with its richness and wisdom , teaching that Christ’s words can fulfil our lives each day. The words of Christ show us that we can trust Him that we are one body. We sing praise to Jesus Christ. We are thankful to God that we grow in His Word each day. His Word cleanses our hearts from all our sin. The wisdom that Christ speaks makes us better people, as does knowing that God sent Him into this world to be our Saviour. Each one of us grows in spiritual love when we listen to the words of Christ.

Almighty Father, we pray that Your words of richness will grow in our hearts each day. Amen.