The Kingdom Of The Son

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.

The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through 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, and do not move from the hope held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.

Colossians 1:13-23

Lew Wallace was a Union Major in the Civil War. He was Governor of New Mexico before it became a state. And he was a Christian. He wrote the book Ben-Hur.

Wallace witnessed the worst impact of sin on humanity as he saw the violence of the Civil War and the Wild West. In life, and in his book he understood that only the story of Jesus Christ has the power of redemption and reconciliation.

We have redemption through the blood Jesus shed for us two thousand years ago. Our sins have been forgiven.

Now we have a chance to be a story teller for God.

The difference Christ makes in our own life is a story worth telling.

Our Daily Bread – January 12, 2015