Being

Colossians 1
²¹And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, ²²he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, ²³ if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister.

Today I wish to look at Colossians 1:21-23

I like how in verse 21 it talks about how we were separated totally from God and we see in verse 22 that He is the one who reconciled us unto Himself and by Him alone are we blameless before a righteous and holy God. Also, the latter part of verse 21 tells us that we were hostile in mind, doing evil deeds. Notice that it talks about the condition of the mind (inward) and then mentions the evil deeds (outward). This reminds me of Matthew 12:34 where is says "From the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks" i.e. in order for the action to change the being must change. Back to the mind, Romans 12:1-2 talks about the mind being renewed and causing a "transformation". Verse 23 continues on about being consistent in the faith but that will only come about if the transformation has occurred. This transformation can only come by Christ and the Cross. Once again it's all about Him, as it should be...

I know this was a quick one but I hoped you all enjoyed it. Until next time...