How to Spot a Fake: The Jeweler's Secret to Knowing Jesus

About this episode

This episode explores the importance of knowing the real thing in faith through a parable about a jeweler's apprentice.

A young apprentice walks into a jewelry shop expecting to learn the trade. Instead, the master hands him a piece of jade and says, "Study this." Day after day, the same thing. Until one day, the master hands him a fake — and the apprentice instantly knows. Why? Because he had spent so much time with the real thing. That's the heart of today's devotional as we finally dive into Colossians 1:1 — verse by verse — in Day 4 of our series. In this devotional, we unpack: → The powerful jade apprenti...

Topics covered

• faith
• devotional
• spiritual growth
• understanding Jesus
• Colossians
• Christian teachings

Keywords

• faith
• Jesus
• Colossians
• devotional
• jade
• apprentice
• master

Mentioned in this episode

Products: jade

Books & works: Colossians 1:1

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