Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behaviour. But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation – if you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope held out in the gospel … - I’m in the midst of a very painful relationship strain. So hard. I’m sure you’ve been there, too. When you love someone so much, the

And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. (verse 18) - Jesus came to seek and to save the lost – that’s us. It was by “making peace through his blood, shed on the cross” (verse 20) that he did it, his sacrifice decisively opening the door into the kingdom of light for each one who trusts in him. How good to be rescued, ransomed, saved. But it’s not just an individ

For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities all things were created by him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. (verses 16-17) - The first words of Scripture let us know the Lord’s primacy: “In the beginning God.” The next words make it plain there is no other source but him: he “created the heavens and the earth.” The rest of Genesis Chapter

He is the image of the invisible God … (verse 15) - Imagine encountering God at a burning bush, hearing his voice reverberating as he commanded you to loosen your sandals and stand, barefoot and humble, on holy ground. The light of that bush would dance on clothing and hands, even as you turned aside, hiding your face for fear of looking directly on the divine glory. Such was Moses’ response. Yet, years later, yearning for a clearer sighting, he voiced his longing to the Lord