Colossians 1 Part 3

We often picture our pre-salvation lives as if we were passive victims waiting for rescue, but the biblical reality is grittier: we were active insurgents and collaborators in a war against God. Yet, in a radical display of grace, God didn't destroy the rebels; He crossed enemy lines to initiate a peace treaty signed in the blood of His Son while we were still shooting at Him. This reconciliation wasn't a result of us waving a white flag, but of God transforming us from hostile combatants into holy, blameless children who have been moved from the prison cell to the throne room.

This vertical peace with God demands that we now pursue horizontal reconciliation with others. We are no longer enemies, but diplomats and ambassadors sent back into the war zone to tell other rebels that the King is offering amnesty. When we face hostility from others, we must remember they aren't the enemy, but willing slaves of the enemy, and our role is not to drop bombs of judgment, but to drop the Gospel by being peacemakers who absorb hostility just as Jesus did for us

"Stop fighting God, and start fighting for the souls of those who are still captive". What specific area of your life do you need to stop fighting God on, and who can you start fighting for? (Joshua 1:9 | Jude 1:22-23)