Daily Meditations on the Bible / We stand with Israel
… by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.
Summary: God’s love for us is, in many ways, beyond human understanding. To gain an insight into God’s love for us, we can look at our own love for small, cuddly animals.
Continue reading “Colossians 1:20b – Part II: Puppy Love”… by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.
Summary: The art of learning often has to do with asking questions. Taking that art to the next level leads us to the questions behind the questions.
Continue reading “Colossians 1:20b – Part I: War and Peace”For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him [Jesus] …
Summary: Imagining the fullness of God is a challenge. One way to picture this is to think about where we live.
Continue reading “Colossians 1:19 – Moving Day”… so that in everything he might have the supremacy.
Summary: Paul finishes this verse with a statement that Jesus has supremacy in all things. What this means includes a picture of life and a portrait of death.
Continue reading “Colossians 1:18c – A Picture of Life”… he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead …
Summary: To fully understand the gift Jesus offers us, we must acknowledge death. The reality of death without Christ is terrifying. The blessing of Jesus is being filled with life and freed from death.
Continue reading “Colossians 1:18b – Dead Right”And he is the head of the body, the church …
Summary: Paul points us to an important fact about the church: Jesus is the head!
Continue reading “Colossians 1:18a – Heads and Tails”He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
Summary: Today’s passage presents us with an interesting proposition to ponder. If Jesus holds everything together, what happens if he let’s go? The answer is not pretty.
Continue reading “Colossians 1:17 – Letting Go”… all things have been created through him and for him.
Summary: If Jesus is our king, why does it take so long for him to be recognized as king? The Bible answers this question with the story of King David.
Continue reading “Colossians 1:16c – A Tale of Two Kings”… things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities;
Summary: Looking over Paul’s list of “things,” we discover that he has a firm grasp not only of our material world but of the spiritual realm as well.
Continue reading “Colossians 1:15b – Things”For in him all things were created:
Summary: Understanding what we don’t understand is a key concept to understand if we want to fully appreciate our lack of understanding.
Continue reading “Colossians 1:16a – Swimming in Mystery”