Daily Meditations on the Bible / We stand with Israel
… by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.
Summary: We conclude our meditation on this passage with a look at the cross. More than a blood sacrifice, balancing the scales of justice required pain and humiliation as well.
Continue reading “Colossians 1:20b – Part IV: The Cross”… by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.
Summary: The importance of blood is well understood. Without it, we cannot live.
Continue reading “Colossians 1:20b – Part III: A New Covenant”… 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”… and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven,
Summary: Harmony is a beautiful thing. Disharmony is … well … painful. Jesus is the cure for the pain of disharmony.
Continue reading “Colossians 1:20a – A Former State”