I love this chapter of Colossians in which Paul writes a letter of thankfulness and prayer for the faithful followers at Colossae. They had become new followers of Jesus Christ after hearing the Good News of Jesus.
In this chapter of Colossians, Paul starts out by describing who God/ ADONAI/YHWH is. He is not only the Creator and God of All things, but He alone is the One True Living God. It goes on to mention Jesus Christ as Adonai's only begotten Son as Lord and Messiah. There is no other besides Him. He is King of all kings and Lord of all lords, The Almighty One and the Great I Am. All the truth you need to know about God and Jesus are in these scriptures. Adonai, Jesus and the Spirit of Truth (our helper) are three persons (The Holy Trinity) and yet they are all One God.
As you read these scriptures, please take out time to really think about and meditate on what is being said here and the fact that Jesus is God in flesh who came to the earth and paid the ultimate price so you could receive total forgiveness of all your sins and His free gift of salvation. Jesus paid it all with His own blood on the cross. Therefore, He is worthy of all the Praise, Glory, Honor, Adoration and Worship that we should give Him!
-Crickettt-
Colossians 1:9-23 TLV
Thanksgiving and Prayer
[9] For this reason also, ever since we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We keep asking God that you might be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding— [10] to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and growing in the knowledge of God. [11] We pray that you may be polo strengthened with all the power that comes from His glorious might, for you to have all kinds of patience and steadfastness. With joy [12] we give thanks to the Father, who qualified you to share in the inheritance of the kedoshim (saints) in the light. [13] He rescued us from the domain of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son whom He loves. [14] In Him we have redemption—the release of sins.
Ben-Elohim (Son of God) is Supreme
[15] He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. [16] For by Him all things were created— in heaven and on earth, the seen and the unseen, whether thrones or angelic powers or rulers or authorities. All was created through Him and for Him. [17] He exists before everything, and in Him all holds together. [18] He is the head of the body, His community. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead— so that He might come to have first place in all things. [19] For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him [20] and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, making peace through the blood of His cross— whether things on earth or things in heaven! [21] Once you were alienated from God and hostile in your attitude by wicked deeds. [22] But now He has reconciled you in Messiah’s physical body through death, in order to present you holy, spotless and blameless in His eyes— [23] if indeed you continue in the faith, established and firm, not budging from the hope of the Good News that you have heard. This Good News has been proclaimed throughout all creation under heaven, and I, Paul, have become its servant.
https://bible.com/bible/314/col.1.9-23.TLV
