Blessings of Real Life

June 20, 2017 janrhodes Leave a comment

Since you have been raised to new life with Christ,

set your sights on the realities of heaven,

where Christ sits in the place of honor

at God’s right hand.

Think about the things of heaven,

not the things of earth…

your real life is hidden with Christ in God.

Colossians 3:1-2, 3

Blessings Of Being Alive With Christ

June 19, 2017 janrhodes Leave a comment

…God made you alive with Christ,

for he forgave all our sins.

He canceled the record of the charges against us

and took it away by nailing it to the cross.

In this way,

he disarmed the spiritual rulers and authorities.

He shamed them publicly

by his victory over them on the cross.

Colossians 2:13-15

Blessings of Wise Discernment

June 18, 2017 janrhodes Leave a comment

Don’t let anyone capture you

with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense

that come from human thinking

and from the spiritual powers of this world,

rather than from Christ.

Colossians 2:8

Blessings Of A Life Built On Jesus

June 17, 2017 janrhodes Leave a comment

…just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord,

you must continue to follow him.

Let your roots grow down into him,

and let your lives be built on him.

Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught,

and you will overflow with thankfulness.

Colossians 2:6-7

Blessings of God’s Mysteries

June 16, 2017 janrhodes Leave a comment

…understand God’s mysterious plan,

which is Christ himself.

In him lie hidden all the treasures

of wisdom and knowledge.

Colossians 2:2-3

Blessings of Letting Your Roots Grow

June 15, 2017 janrhodes Leave a comment

…just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord,

you must continue to follow him.

Let your roots grow down into him,

and let your lives be built on him.

Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught,

and you will overflow with thankfulness.

Colossians 2:6-7

Blessings Of Standing Firmly In Truth

June 14, 2017 janrhodes Leave a comment

…he has brought you into his own presence,

and you are holy and blameless

as you stand before him without a single fault.

But you must continue to believe this truth

and stand firmly in it.

Don’t drift away from the assurance you received

when you heard the Good News…

Colossians 1:22-23

Blessings of Being Held Together

June 13, 2017 janrhodes Leave a comment

He existed before anything else,

and he holds all creation together.

Colossians 1:17

Blessings of God’s Visible Image

June 12, 2017 janrhodes Leave a comment

Christ is the visible image of the invisible God.

He existed before anything was created

and is supreme over all creation,

for through him God created everything

in the heavenly realms and on earth.

He made the things we can see

and the things we can’t see—

such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities

in the unseen world.

Everything was created through him and for him.

Colossians 1:15-16

Blessings of Joy

June 11, 2017 janrhodes Leave a comment

…May you be filled with joy,

always thanking the Father.

Colossians 1:11-12

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