Webster’s dictionary defines boredom as: The state of being weary and restless through lack of interest. I don’t care what generation you are from; every parent has heard their child say at least once, “I’m bored,… there’s nothing to do!” As if their condition is someone else’s fault or responsibility.
At the heart of boredom is that most folks look to outside stimulus to get and keep them excited about life. The truth of the matter is that boredom is really our own problem of not finding anything within our own resources to draw excitement and interest from!
The reason why this is relevant to our study in Colossians is that these dear believers had started to listen and follow after false teachers because they had become apathetic and bored with Jesus!
Paul’s antidote to “Christian boredom” is revealing afresh the person and work of Christ. Jesus is not just Someone you knew in the past, He is an endless life of discovery, a joy filled quest where every turn and twist leaves you wanting more of Him.
Saints, it’s time we get excited about Jesus again and anticipate the next great adventures into the mystery of His unending love.
He is the book that you can’t put down, the story that you never want to end! This is one of the reasons why Paul employs the word “riches” and “treasures” in his letters 16 times, three in Colossians. The use of these words speaks of the wealth of living available to the Christian which will enable them to escape the boredom of life.