Colossians 1:11-14

I've had the best two days of my life. You're about to find out just a part of why i'm having such amazing days... And before I talk about Colossians 1:11-14, I wanna talk about verses 3 and 4. It says, "We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you..." Even though Paul is writing this to the Colossians, I feel like it can be applied to my prayer life. I've always thought, "it's so cliche to thank God for dying on the cross." I don't really know why I've thought that, and I know it's the basis of our salvation, but I've always felt people said it to get an "Amen" or "mmhmmm." But after reading this verse, I feel like God was telling me that I was wrong all along. IT'S OUR BASIS FOR OUR SALVATION! I guess I just needed to break that thought out of my head. Sorry for the rabbit trail...

So I just started reading Colossians and I came across verses 11-14:

"(11)May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy, (12)giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. (13) He has delivered 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.

This verse has a lot of power behind it. And you could probably break this down verse by verse, but I just want to quickly look at the first verse that is pretty powerful. "May you be strengthened with all power..." How much power? "...according to his glorious might..." Ohhh. That much!"...for all endurance and patience with joy..." So whenever you feel like you can't go on, God will provide you with patience and endurance... WITH JOY! What a powerful statement.

And another verse I've had on my mind is John 16:33... "But take heart; I have overcome the world." THE WORLD!!! God has our backs and we need to trust Him. He's the only one we can truly trust! Have a great day!

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