10 minutes a day to know God better That's why you read devotional books, to understand God's ways, his promises, the future, and his expectations of you. But it takes a little time. Invest at least 10 minutes each day to read these meditations that take you thru the letter to the Colossians. Men is the Greek word that means to remain, abide and continue. Jesus taught that if we are going to remain in him, his words must remain in us.