SEEK GOD'S WISDOM

Colossians 1:9-14 (NIV) “We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light. For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.”

RESCUE defined: 1. To set free, as from danger or imprisonment; save; 2. An act of rescuing; deliverance.

I guess I never really thought of it this way, but I was rescued from death and destruction. So were you. It is part and parcel of the gift of salvation. Our inheritance is sealed. Our eternity, etched in stone. We now fall under the category of those who are born twice and only die once; our 2nd birth being spiritual in nature, which negates a 2nd death, for our spirit never dies.

Paul, the once vile hater of Christians and slayer of same, is now a fierce prayer warrior on their behalf. The Damascus Road episode in his life changed everything. He now asks God to fill these same believers of Christ with “all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives”. Two things are shown to us here: 1) that God will give us those things that we are in need of to live a life worthy of Him; 2) His Holy Spirit is the conduit by which this is accomplished.
What have we been rescued from? These verses tell of God, by His Holy Spirit, through the actions of His Son, Jesus, the Christ, rescuing or delivering us from “the dominion of darkness”.

DOMINION defined: A territory or sphere of influence or control; a realm.

Without Christ, our life is under the domination or control of darkness, which permeates this world. It is cloaked so it is not easily seen by the naked eye, but with the eye of the Spirit, is seen plainly. We have been rescued from this world that we are IN yet no longer OF. This world embraces many things that are blatantly evil and easy to spot. However, the enemy works overtime to come up with ways to deceive those who would strive to avoid such things. We need the full Armor of God (Ephesians 6:13) to combat such an evil attack.

Be wary of the darkness that surrounds you, but rejoice in the light that you reside in. God has you covered with His righteousness. You are safe.
WALK WITH THE KING TODAY AND BE A BLESSING!!