"SHARING HOPE THROUGH SCRIPTURE ABOUT 4 SPECIFIC TRUTHS ABOUT GOD'S SALVATION"
Colossians 1:13 “He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,”
Colossians 1:14 “in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.”
(Taken from today's reading in The One Year Bible 10/4/14)
Some explanatory thoughts, application, questions and a prayer.
This first Chapter of this letter, contains a very detailed prayer by Paul for the believers there. What you find in this prayer are specific things that you can also pray for, or in this case thank God for. The two verses selected here, really deal with what God has done for those who have placed their faith in Christ to save them. These truths can be known and understood by You. I pray that God helps you to grasp these and to enjoy understanding what the Lord has done for you. Let's just say thanks to God before we even get into the Devotional.
1. God has delivered you from the power of darkness.
Colossians 1:13 “He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,”
The Bible describes our pre-conversion state as darkness. We were darkness, and we resided in the kingdom of darkness.
When you turned in repentance to Jesus Christ, you were rescued from darkness, you delivered from darkness, and you were literally taken out of that kingdom.
God transferred your citizenship.
From darkness to light.
You have been rescued by Your Savior.
2. God has brought you into the kingdom of the Son of His love.
Colossians 1:13 “He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,”
God as mentioned above moved you from one kingdom to another.
There are only two kingdoms in the world.
We start out in the one called darkness.
But, upon our faith being placed in Jesus Christ, we are moved out of darkness into the other kingdom of light.
God has done this.
God did this through His power.
God has made Jesus the King of the Kingdom of light.
God has given you freedom from darkness.
God has delivered you to the greatest, the most loving, the most gracious and powerful king that exists. Jesus Christ.
3. God has redeemed you.
Colossians 1:14 “in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.”
What does redemption mean?
It's an important word for us to know.
It's what has happened to us.
It's what God has done for those who have believed.
Redemption means purchased.
To be redeemed, means that God personally purchased you,
God paid a price to buy you, and make You His own possession.
You now belong to God
He paid for you by and through the blood of of His own Son.
God allowed His Son to die in your place, paying for your sins so that You could become His,
You now actually belong to God.
You no longer belong to darkness or to Satan.
4. God has (through the blood of Christ) forgiven you of all your sins.
Colossians 1:14 “in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.”
Here is the 4th truth that is yours.
Forgiven.
Yes, God has forgiven you of all of your sins.
You have the forgiveness of sins.
This forgiveness was paid for by the blood of Jesus Christ.
This forgiveness covers all of your sins, past, present and future.
This forgiveness belongs to every person who has placed their faith in Christ.
This is what God has done for you.
Forgiveness means to send away.
Your sins have been removed from you, placed on Christ, paid for, and are now gone.
Your sins have been sent away never to be remembered again by God.
Some Questions:
1. Do you realize how many wonderful blessings from God there are to learn about?
2. Can you see why taking the time to truly learn about God and what He has done is important?
3. Do you know that God wants to teach You these wonderful truths?
4. Do you know that when a person learns the truths of God and combines that learning with application, their lives change?
5. What is God teaching you right now, and what might He be leading you to do?
6. Do you know that God cannot lie, and He has many blessings in store for those who obey His Word?
A Prayer:
Father, as we pray, we are doing what Paul did in his letter. But our prayer today is one of focusing in on what You have done, and it's really a prayer of thanksgiving. Thank You for the blessings that You have brought into our lives through our faith in Jesus Christ.
He is the only way to You, and it's through Him that You bless us. Jesus is the great doorway to God. Jesus is the great doorway for God to bless us. Thank You, Father. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Pastor Bob Grenier
Calvary Chapel Visalia.
