Colossians 1:9-17
Colossians 1:9-17 “Colossians 1:9-17 “So we have not stopped praying for you since we first heard about you. We ask God to give you complete knowledge of his will & to give you spiritual wisdom & understanding. 10 Then the way you live will always honor & please the Lord, & your lives will produce every kind of good fruit. All the while, you will grow as you learn to know God better & better. 11 We also pray that you will be strengthened with all his glorious power so you will have all the endurance & patience you need. May you be filled with joy,* 12 always thanking the Father. He has enabled you to share in the inheritance that belongs to his people, who live in the light. 13 For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness & transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son, 14 who purchased our freedom* & forgave our sins. 15 Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation,* 16 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. 17 He existed before anything else, and he holds all creation together.””
LOOK to the CREATOR for knowledge & wisdom
Pursue a God-HONORING, FRUITFUL life
Be STRENGTHENED with God’s power to FINISH
Always give THANKS to God in every SITUATION
Main Idea
Meaning in life comes when we recognize who Jesus is and follow His ways in the Bible. He leads us to invest in what is right, healthy, and fruitful to others and ourselves.
