Week 1 - Colossians 1:1-14
Week 1 - Colossians 1:1-14 (NIV)
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
To the holy and faithful brothers in Christ at Colosse: Grace and peace to you from God our Father.
We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all the saints— the faith and love that spring from the hope that is stored up for you in heaven and that you have already heard about in the word of truth, the gospel that has come to you. All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and understood God's grace in all its truth. You learned it from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf, and who also told us of your love in the Spirit.
For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding. And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light. For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
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Through the simple greeting in the 2nd verse of Colossians, Paul is reminding me of the importance of a positive perspective. He writes, "To the holy and faithful . . . ."
I'm sure he could have used different descriptors of the believers to whom he was writing. How about, "To the fickle and faint-hearted?" Or "To the wimpy and wayward?"
Paul chooses to see the people to whom he's writing through the lens of grace.
May the same be true of me.
This post really refers to week 2, Colossians 1:15-23. It brought me back when I watched "How Great is our God" by Louie Giglo (from the passion tour). How amazing Jesus really is to create such a gigantic, amazing, mind blowing universe. 1:16 "for by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorites; all things were created by him and for him . (17) He is before all things, and in him all things hold together ." As I ponder that, Jesus allows a thought to come into my heart, that I was created by him and for him too. That there was a reson, I have a purpose, it was for Him and He loves me. Jesus is my king, He cares for me personally and loves me, He made me and He holds me together. I have writen Laminin in my Bible next to that verse so every time I read it I'll remember those thoughts. Check out this video clip of Louie Giglio and you'll know exactly what I'm talking about.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e4zgJXPpI4
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