Colossians 1:15-22

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 16 For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. 17 And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.18 And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. 19 For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross. 21 And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, 22 he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him,

Notice: God’s eternal plan (that begins on Christmas) to reconcile us to Himself through His son Jesus.

Prayer:

God, thank you for revealing yourself to us this Christmas season. Thank you again for your incredible plan to do the impossible: send Your perfect Son to die for our sins. We know Jesus is now seated at your right hand, the head of the church, the one who intercedes on our behalf still. May we never lose track of how we were once lost, separated and alienated from You, but You exercised the perfect plan to reconcile us to yourself. We know that one day, we’ll be presented holy and blameless because of Jesus’s work here on earth on our behalf. Until that day, we want to step into the extraordinary, be led by Your Spirit, notice who you are and what you’re doing as God with us each day and invite others into that story. Help us to receive you with joy and gladness as first in our hearts this Christmas.