A Little Good News! A weekly reflection from a member of the Hastings clergy By Randy Berg Pastor of Calvary Church in Hastings

We know what we know and we know what we don’t know, but do we know what we need to know and know what we don’t need to know? In Colossians 2 Paul says he is praying for them that they may know ‘the mystery of God, namely Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.’ We have no lack of information but we do have a problem with discerning what is worth knowing and what is a waste of time. Paul is saying that to know Christ is to have access to everything that we need to know. To know what he calls ‘the

Christ are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.” Everything that is important to know is found in knowing Jesus. Growing in our knowledge of Jesus helps us see more clearly what is worth our time and what is a waste of our time. As technology grows we have more time saving devices but we also have more times wasting devices. Keeping our eyes on Jesus helps us recognize how we can wisely use the time we have been given. I pray for wisdom, that you and I will seek to know Jesus more and more and in doing so discover how valuable this treasure really is.