Established in the Faith

This powerful message from Colossians 2:6-10 challenges us to reconsider what it truly means to be 'established' in life. While our culture tells us that being established means securing the right job, buying a house, finding a spouse, and building financial security, we're discovering that none of these things provide the stability we're desperately seeking. The passage invites us into a radically different understanding: being established in the faith means learning to recline our full weight upon Jesus, trusting Him completely like someone leaning back in a sturdy chair. The missionary story beautifully illustrates this—faith isn't intellectual agreement with ideas, but rather a personal trust relationship where we depend entirely on Jesus. What makes this so compelling is the reminder that Jesus is a person, not just a philosophy or set of principles. We naturally look for people who can be our 'rock' or who 'complete us,' and Jesus offers Himself as the only person truly worthy of that ultimate trust. The warning against being 'taken captive' by empty philosophies and human traditions feels especially relevant in our age of endless content competing for our allegiance. The key to deepening this trust? Abounding in thanksgiving—intentionally remembering and celebrating the ways God has proven faithful in our past, which builds our confidence to trust Him with our future.