?We are praying two that you will be filled with his mighty, glorious strength so that you can keep going no matter what happens-always full of the joy of the Lord, and always thankful to the father who has made us fit to share all of the wonderful things that belong to those who live in the kingdom of light. For he is rescued us out of the darkness and gloom of Satan's kingdom and brought us into the kingdom of his dear Son, who bought our freedom with his blood and forgave us all are sins.

Christ is the exact likeness of the unseen God. He existed before God made anything at all, and, in fact, Christ himself is the Creator who made everything in heaven and on earth, the things we can see and the things we can't, the spirit world with its kings and kingdom's, its rulers and authorities; all were made by Christ for his own use and glory. He was before all else began and it is his power that holds everything together. He is the head of the body made up of his people-that is, his church-which he began; and he is the leader of all those who rise from the dead, so that he is first in everything; for God wanted all of himself to be in his son.

It was through what is son did the God cleared a path for everything to come to him-all things in heaven and on earth-for Christ's death on the Cross has made peace with God for all by his blood. This includes you who were once so far away from God. You were his enemies and hated him and were separate from Him by your evil thoughts and actions, yet now he has brought you back as his friends. He is done this through the death on the Cross of his own human body, and now as a result Christ has brought you into the very presence of God, and you are standing there before him with nothing left against you-nothing left that he could even chide you for; the only condition is that you fully believe the Truth, standing in it steadfast and firm, strong in the Lord, convinced of the good news that Jesus died for you, and never shifting from trusting him to save you. This is the wonderful news that came to each of you and is now spreading all over the world.? - Colossians 1, verses 11-23.