Colossians 2- Dead in Sin to Alive in Him!

¹³ When you were dead in your transgressions..., He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our transgressions,
¹⁴ having canceled out the certificate of debt...; and He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross.

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To be captivated by our salvation is transformational in our spiritual life. We must understand the true blessing of what God has done for us through His Son, Jesus Christ.  Salvation not only removed our sin, but made us perfect...something that should grip us all.

Lord, cause this truth to direct my worship to only You!

Colossians 1- Rescued by Jesus!

 ⁹ For this reason also, since the day we heard of it, we have not ceased to pray for you and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
¹⁰ so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;
¹¹ strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for the attaining of all steadfastness and patience; joyously
¹²  giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in Light.
¹³ For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son,
¹⁴ in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

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Colossians 4- Our Speech

  ⁵ Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity.
 ⁶  Let your speech always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person.

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  Definitely a challenging statement... in stressful situation or times of discomfort it is easy to get distracted from what is really important.  God has called us to be ambassadors of Him in this world.  We need wisdom in what to say and how to say it.  Some people are difficult to talk to, they always seem to be picking a fight, but that doesn't mean we should engage them.

Give me wisdom Lord.  Help me always to be a light for You.

Colossians 3- Chosen by God

 ¹² So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience;
 ¹³ bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you.
 ¹⁴ Beyond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity.
 ¹⁵ Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body; and be thankful.
 ¹⁶ Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
 ¹⁷ Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.

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This entire section is filled with Truth and instruction on how to live a Christ-like life.  But what really stands out to me is that God chose us...God, the infinite, omniscient, matchless One, who knows everything about each of us, still chose us.  In fact He not only chose us, but He chose to send His Son, Jesus Christ, to die in our place.

Think about that... God asked His Son to take all the filthy, vial, disgusting sin of mankind and bear it while being the sacrifice so that we could spend ETERNITY in heaven with God and our Risen Savior!

Colossians 1-Kicking and screaming

 ¹³For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son,
 ¹⁴in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

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What a picture of salvation, although unexpected.  We all think of salvation as an "awakening" or "accepting Christ" and there are definitely some similarities to those actions.  Verse 13 portrays the event quite differently.  Before Christ we were all wondering around with no ability to chose anything except for what sin to commit next.  In fact, before Christ, we could not do anything "good" according to God's standards.  That is utter darkness.

Then we are "transferred" into the kingdom of light, Jesus Christ's realm, what we know as salvation.  I remember a message preached several years ago where my pastor dissected this term "transferred".  What struck me was that this term is actually used of moving people AGAINST THEIR WILL!  He used the term "deported, kicking and screaming".  Talk about a vivid analogy.  God in His infinite wisdom knew what was best for us and moved us against our natural will.

Thank you God for you amazing plan!  Help me to share it with everyone I meet.