In
this world there is only One Hope for every person:
That
is Christ living IN and through you, and nothing else. (Colossians
1:27)
If
Christ Jesus is not living IN and through you,
You
are hopeless, helpless and condemned before the Living God.
Listen
to the apostle Paul:
We
always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
When
we pray for you, because we have heard of your Faith in Christ Jesus
And
of the love you have for all the saints--
The
Faith and love that spring
From
the HOPE that is stored up for you in Heaven
And
that you have already heard about in the Word of Truth,
The
Gospel that has come to you.
All
over this world this gospel is producing fruit and growing,
Just
as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it
And
understood God's grace in ALL its Truth.
You
learned it from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant,
Who
is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf,
And
who also told us of your love in the Spirit.
For
this reason, since the day we heard about you,
We
have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you
With
the knowledge of His will through all spiritual wisdom
And
understanding.
And
we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord
And
may 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
joyfully giving thanks to the Father Who has QUALIFIED you
To
share in the inheritance of the saints 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.
He
is the IMAGE of the invisible God, the Firstborn over ALL
Creation.
For
by Him ALL things were created:
Things
in Heaven and on earth, visible and invisible,
Whether
thrones or powers or rulers or authorities;
ALL
things were create by Him and for Him.
He
is before ALL things, and IN Him ALL things hold together.
And
He is the Head of the Body, the Church;
He
is the Beginning and the Firstborn from among the dead,
So
that in everything He might have the supremacy.
For
God was pleased to have ALL His fullness dwell in Him,
And
through Him to reconcile to Himself ALL things,
Whether
things on earth or things in Heaven,
By
making peace through His blood, shed on the cross.
Once
you were alienated from God
And
were enemies in your minds because of your EVIL behavior.
But
now He has reconciled you by Christ's physical body through death
To
present you holy in His sight, without blemish and free from
accusation--
IF
you continue in your Faith, established and firm,
Not
moved from the HOPE held out in the Gospel.
This
is the Gospel you heard
And
that has been proclaimed to every creature under Heaven,
And
of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
Now,
I rejoice in what was suffered for you,
And
I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ's
afflictions,
For
the sake of His Body, which is the Church.
I
have become its servant by the commission God gave me to present to
you
The
Word of God in its fullness--
The
MYSTERY that has been kept HIDDEN for ages and generations,
But
is now disclosed to the saints.
To
them God has chosen to make know among the Gentiles
The
glorious riches of this MYSTERY,
Which
is Christ IN you the HOPE of Glory.
We proclaim Him,
admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom,
So that we may
present everyone PERFECT in Christ.
To this END I labor,
struggling with all His energy,
Which so
powerfully works IN me. (Colossians 1:3-29)
I pray that Christ
Jesus is living IN and through ALL who read this message.
Today,
the world is raging against God, rushing toward oblivion. (Psalm 2)
America
is being ground to powder because of her SIN against God.
Save
yourself from this Corrupt Generation! (Acts 2:40)
As
God has written, so shall it be! Hallelujah! Maranatha!
Father, Your Kingdom
come, Your will be done, on earth as in Heaven!
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