Colossians 1:9 That is why we keep on talking to God about you since the day we heard about you. We ask him that you may know everything he wants you to do. We ask him that you may be very wise and that the Spirit will help you to understand.
10 We ask him that you will live the way the Lord wants you to live, so that you will please him in everything you do. We ask that you will do everything that is good. We ask that you will see the fruit from what you do. We ask that you will know more and more about God.11 God has wonderful power. And we ask him to give you all the strength you need to go through all your troubles, to be very patient in them, and to be happy.
12 Thank the Father who has made us ready to be with the people of God who live in his light.
| Day 8—Because of the things we have just considered, the wrath of God comes. |
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See the following verse, Colossians 3:5—
For which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience. This term, the children of disobedience is revealing.
In the Greek New Testament there is some insight that is helpful for our understanding. The word children is from the Greek huíos which defines those of a family who are mature, even to the point of receiving the inheritance of their father. The word disobedience is from a word meaning “disbelief.” Interestingly, it is preceded by the Definite Article “the.” This means a specific disbelief. Could it not have reference to what happened in Eden when our Parents refused to believe, or obey, the Lord God? I feel it does, indeed, take us back to that refusal to obey. It was a refusal to believe. These to whom Paul is making reference in this Colossian verse are, I think, those who have reached the fullness of that first disobedience. It is coming in the earth in the time of the end.
The longsuffering of God has waited through thousands of years till the disobedience begun in the Garden has reached its completion. God can no longer allow it to continue. The most alarming thing of all is that there will be a concerted effort by all the spirits of the anti-Christ to reach those who could have become sons and daughters of the Kingdom. He will reach for us all to drag us down into the disobedience, which is full and complete unbelief, to make us not fit for God’s Kingdom on earth. That is the satanic goal. He will fail. Some out of every kindred, tongue, people and nation shall reign on the earth with the Son of God’s Love.
FATHER, it is my deepest desire to stand pure in the Day when You gather Your ransomed ones unto yourself. Let Your Spirit move in the lives of all these that I name. Burn as a spiritual fire, if need be, that we might be made pure for Your Kingdom.
calling a people to the Lord.—Malachi 4:1-6
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