Read Colossians 1:9-20

For this reason, since the day we heard it, we have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of God’s will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you may lead lives worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, as you bear fruit in every good work and as you grow in the knowledge of God. May you be made strong with all the strength that comes from his glorious power, and may you be prepared to endure everything with patience, while joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who has enabled you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light. He has rescued us from the power of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

The Supremacy of Christ

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; for in him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers—all things have been created through him and for him. He himself is before all things, and in him all things hold together. He is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might come to have first place in everything. For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him God was pleased to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, by making peace through the blood of his cross.

Say Together:

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

Talk About:

We may be waiting for Christmas and Christ’s birth, waiting for this pandemic to end, waiting for new hope, waiting to see Jesus face to face again... But even before Jesus was wrapped in swaddling clothes and laid in a manger, He was in creation. And we see God through Him. Where do you see god in your life right now? Give thanks to the Father for that!

Pray:

Lord God of power and might, let your face shine upon us. Fill us with the knowledge of your will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding so that we may lead worthy lives, bearing fruit that is fully pleasing to You.
Amen.

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