Gosh, I love the Book of Colossians! Whenever I feel uncertain or uncomfortable with the events going on around me, I “run back” to Paul’s letter to the church in Colossae.
This letter was written by Paul during his first imprisonment in Rome. He heard that the church was struggling with heresy. Paul’s theme is the Preeminence of Christ and all that means for those who put their faith and trust in Him.
In Chapter 1, right before Paul paints the most glorious picture of the Supremacy of Christ Jesus, he prays for his readers for knowledge, spiritual wisdom and understanding, and for strength, endurance and patience. Then he reminds them of their standing.
“He has enabled you to share in the inheritance that belongs to his people, who live in the light. For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son, who purchased our freedom and forgave our sins.” [1:12b-14 NLT]
We “live in the light!”
No matter how much darkness surrounds us … we are people of light. We live in the light, and the light lives in us!
If God never does another thing for us, we can spend all of eternity thanking Him for rescuing us from the kingdom of darkness and “transferring” us into the Kingdom of His Dear Son!
Thank you, Father! Amen
