Friday, March 15, 2013

 Colossians 1-2   David prayed in Psalm 143 " I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Thy doings; I muse at the work of Thy hands."  And in Psalm 145 he says " On the glorious splendor of Thy majesty, And on thy wonderful works, I will meditate"   Paul, in this letter to the church of Colossae, gives us much to meditate on regarding the works of God in Christ Jesus.
" The grace of God in truth"  " the word of truth, the gospel"  is the  " riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, whis Christ in you, the hope of glory"
v 13 - "For He delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son"   Meditate on this!
v14 " in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins"  Meditate on this!
v15 " He is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of all creation"
By Him all things were created, in heaven and on the earth, ALL things were created by Him and For Him.
He is before all things.
He holds together all things.
He is the beginning.
The head of the church, the firstborn of the resurrected.
He has first place in everything.
"For it was the Father's good pleasure for all the fulness to dwell in Him"
Through Him all things are reconciled to Himself.  "He has now reconciled you in His fleshly body through death, in order to present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach." v22 Meditate on this!!!!
This is Paul's ministry. This is God's heart! This is the glorious splendor of His majesty and His wonderful , awesome, mighty acts that we are to speak about, declare, utter, shout, and bless God for every day. ( Psalm 145)   Lord Jesus, thank You!  Heavenly Father, bless Your Name!  Your lovingkindness is GREAT!  You are gracious and merciful and highly to be praised.  Amen!

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