Scripture to Read: Colossians 1:21
Sometimes it’s important to remember what Christ has saved us from so that we fully appreciate the incredible gift of His love, grace, mercy, forgiveness, and restoration that He has and continually gives to us. We read in Colossians 1:21, “And although you were formerly alienated and hostile in mind, engaged in evil deeds.” The description in Colossians 1:21 is pretty sad, but one that reminds us of who we were without Christ. God tells us through Paul that we used to be totally void of God and that our minds were actually hostile toward God. God had Paul write it this way in Ephesians 2:1–3: “And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, 2 in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience. 3 Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest.” We may not like to think of ourselves in this light, but that is who we were before Christ (through His Holy Spirit) came to live in us. This is also a good reminder that these scriptures describe the state that all lost people are still trapped in. We may not look at lost people this way, but we need to so that we see the urgency of telling them about Christ so they can be set free.
Challenge & Application
What was our life like before we surrendered to Christ as Lord?
How does God’s Word today help you see the reality for each lost soul on this earth?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!