Author Archives: L. Lyden

Really good news To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.  Colossians 1:27 To me, this is the best news in the Word of God.  Why?  Because it includes me personally.  It includes youContinue reading “December 12, 2020”

He put us back together And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight—Colossians 1:21-22 I didn’t know I was God’s enemy before I receivedContinue reading “December 11, 2020”

In His image He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. Colossians 1:15 This is amazing.  Jesus is the visible image of our invisible God and Father.  He looks like God and He should because He is God.  The amazing part about this is . . .  He is aContinue reading “December 10, 2020”

God’s protection He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,  Colossians 1:13 God’s protection!  Have you ever thought about it?  Better yet, have you ever asked for it?  Today’s verse says that He has delivered us from the power of darkness.  HeContinue reading “December 9, 2020”

  Qualified Strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy; Giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance. Colossians 1:11-12 Have you ever felt unqualified?  Maybe you were in a position with people that had a different skill set or differentContinue reading “December 8, 2020”

Walk worthy of the LORD Walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; Colossians 1:10 In today’s passage we have some insight into what it means to walk worthy of the LORD.  On the surface, it looks like walking worthy of theContinue reading “December 6, 2020”

Wisdom In all wisdom and spiritual understanding; Colossians 1:9b Yesterday I talked about being filled up with the knowledge of God’s will.  Today I want to discuss God’s will of wisdom and spiritual understanding.  Did you know wisdom was God’s will for you?  Did you know that God want you to understand spiritual things?  TheseContinue reading “December 5, 2020”

Filled up be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; Colossians 1:9 Yesterday I talked about praying the perfect prayer from the passage in Colossians chapter one.  So today I want to unpack this prayer some.  The phrase I want to focus on today is “be filled with theContinue reading “December 4, 2020”

The best way to pray                                  For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; Colossians 1:9 Have you ever had it on your heart to prayContinue reading “December 3, 2020”

It starts with love He has told us about the love for others that the Holy Spirit has given you.  Colossians 1:8 We all know what we are supposed to be doing.  We know the reason that we, as God’s children are in this world.  We know we are to share the love of GodContinue reading “December 1, 2020”