The Colossians

The last place that we went to on the 2nd of August was Colossae. It was on the same day that we visited Hierapolis and Laodicea, it was a very busy day. Paul had written a letter to Colossae, what we now call the Book of or Epistle to the Colossians.

This place has not been excavated yet for reasons I do not know. All that I saw was a bald spot on a hill. It did have some obviously cut stones and a couple tombs though. I did hear that most of the people over here don't know that it is a biblical site. They just think that it has historic value. Otherwise, it probably would have some kind of crew working on excavating the land where Colossae lays. Just the fact alone that most of the people dont understand its relevance should make people think. This may be a long shot but please follow me. Does this ignorance of what has been covered by dirt show or could it be a sign to how much this culture knows about the good news of victory in battle, A.K.A the G05pel, today. I think that it could. This is a country with many ruins of the past that are now covered by earth that once dwelt on the surface. Now as they uncover sites such as Laodicia and Hierapolis and find the past cultures that dwelt here in Turkey, what do they find? They can study and somehow understand or get a good realization of what life was like for these people, but that is not really what im trying to point out. What they find are remnants of hope. That yes, as it was once plagued with gods and godesses and other idols that fed the lusts of their flesh, there was still people who had hope. Many lives where saved at these times and these ancient Turks have graced us with leaving behind bread crumbs leading to the almighty. All we have to do is dig up and dust off the old and forgotten artifacts. What plagued this country then still plagues the country today. However, what is different other than the obviousness of time and styles of life? I believe it is the knowledge of the G05pel. Therefore, we as a body of believers we should feel the desire to remind a culture of who they once where. This does not only stand for Turkey but the entirety of the World. The world began with the knowledge of G.O.D. But the world has decided to let this knowledge be covered by the dirt of S.in and therefore the ones who know of its existance must tell those who need to be reminded. This is a call to action for the Body of the Ch.urch who serve the Living G.O.D.