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Is Christ truly above all in my thinking, my living, and my following?

Colossians 1:21-23 –  This includes you who were once far away from God. You were his enemies, separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions.22 Yet now he has reconciled you to himself through the death of Christ in his physical body. As a result, he has brought you into his own presence, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before him without a single fault. 23 But you must continue to believe this truth and stand firmly in it. Don’t drift away from the assurance you received when you heard the Good News. The Good News has been preached all over the world, and I, Paul, have been appointed as God’s servant to proclaim it.

Colossians 1:21 – And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, 

Isaiah 59:2(NASB) – But your wrongdoings have caused a separation between you and your God, And your sins have hidden His face from you so that He does not hear.

Romans 5:10 – For since our friendship with God was restored by the death of his Son while we were still his enemies, we will certainly be saved through the life of his Son.

Colossians 1:22a – Yet now he has reconciled you to himself through the death of Christ in his physical body. 

2 Corinthians 5:18–19 – 18 And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of reconciling people to him. 19 For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation.

Colossians 1:2 – As a result, he has brought you into his own presence, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before him without a single fault.

Colossians 1:23 – But you must continue to believe this truth and stand firmly in it. Don’t drift away from the assurance you received when you heard the Good News.

Faithful endurance is not perfection, it is remaining rooted in Christ, trusting His work, and living from His reconciliation.

Because we are reconciled:

1. We can approach God confidently, knowing we are holy and blameless.
2. We can love others, reflecting the reconciliation we have received.
3. We can remain steadfast in faith, letting the gospel shape every decision, relationship, and priority.

Next Steps This Week: (Head, Heart, Hands)

• Head: Memorize or meditate on Colossians 1:21–23. Let it remind you who you are in Christ.
• Heart: Ask God to reveal areas where you are drifting from hope or grace, and invite Him to restore steadiness.
• Hands: Take one tangible step of reconciliation in your life; an apology, encouragement, or act of service, reflecting the reconciliation God has done in you.