Colossians 1

So, God has been revealing a lot to me through the book of Colossians. I hope that y'all will journey with me through the book of Colossians that we may all be edified in Him and continue to develop our relationships with God.

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1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

2 To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ who are in Colosse:

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Their Faith in Christ

3 We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, 4 since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of your love for all the saints; 5 because of the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel, 6 which has come to you, as it has also in all the world, and is bringing forth fruit, as it is also among you since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth; 7 as you also learned from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf, 8 who also declared to us your love in the Spirit.9 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; 10 that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; 11 strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy; 12 giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light.

Paul begins his letter with a greeting, that he writes in many of his letters.
He continues with telling the church at Colosse about how they pray for the church because of their faith. The city of Colosse was an important city in Asia Minor and was considered the sister city of Ephesus. Because of all the problems and heresy that the church members face in the city, Paul encourages them with pray and thanksgiving for the faith that they have and the fruit that they bring forth. He continues on with his letter to encourage them and to bring forth truth that would help them during their trials and temptations.

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13 He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, 14 in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.

Christ when he died on the cross, redeemed us from all of our sins. The perfect spotless lamb on which the sins of this world were laid upon. When that event happened, the power of sin and the devil (the power of darkness) lost it's control over us and we were brought into the light of Christ.

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15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. 18 And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.

Christ, the image of the invisible God, created everything. He was there with God in the beginning as it is stated in John chapter 1 and in Genesis where God says "let us make man in our image" (note that it is plural). Christ who created everything and it is the head of everything, no matter what it is, has the power to hold everything together, and that He does. We don't have to worry about problems or situations that break us, or things that seem to fall apart, because Christ is there and holds everything together, and lets everything work together for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose (Romans 8:28). We have an Amazing God do we not?

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19 For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell, 20 and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross.
21 And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled 22 in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight— 23 if indeed you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, which was preached to every creature under heaven, of which I, Paul, became a minister.

God loved us enough to send His only Son that we may be free. It pleased God to let Christ be the head of everything and all His power dwell in Him. Because of that, Christ had the power to set us free, to take us from our sinful, selfish self and live a life honoring God, holy and blameless in His sight. However, we have to remember to constantly seek after Christ so that we can still walk in the Spirit and not fulfill the desires of the flesh (Galatians 5:16)

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24 I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of His body, which is the church, 25 of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God which was given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God, 26 the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now has been revealed to His saints. 27 To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which[d] is Christ in you, the hope of glory. 28 Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus. 29 To this end I also labor, striving according to His working which works in me mightily.

Paul tells the church at Colosse that he is glad to suffer knowing that it is for the glory of God and the benefit of the church at Colosse. He reaffirms what God did in his life, making him a minister of the gospel, and shows that the gospel is the mystery of God, having now been revealed to the saints, and God has called Paul to witness to the Gentiles, because Christ died for all of mankind, not just the Jews.

Well, This is Colossians Chapter 1. Feel free to add to this and ask questions.