^{WHAT DID YOU THANK THE LORD FOR?}

^{By: Bishop Albert Gran}

^{Colossians 1:12-13}

¹² Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:

¹³ Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:

This series of lesson was believed to be in gratitude and in appreciation of God’s wonderful blessings in our life which is something not made by our own but that which He had made for our benefits. Last time, we end up verse 11 and understand what seems our understanding would be regarding “God’s might according to his glorious power” corresponding all patience and long-suffering. The groaning without are His already designed will brought by the corrupt nature due to “sins punishment”. However, such groaning can be clothed upon with the might and power of God working in us by overcoming them through patience and long-suffering. Today’s discussion stressed out Paul’s continuing prayer for the saints at Collosae which in tune something made us think about God’s sovereign power working in us through His will written down in Paul’s epistles.   

  

¹² Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:

The saints’ life services are down to earth humbly in appreciation and recognition to God’s special purpose which God had made for our completion. God the Father made us all very special because His plans are really for your sake. His plans caused every saint to live a life of gratitude after His will was known through us especially when you know the set heavenly blessings which He provided for you.

It’s evident in the fact mentioned above that the Father (whereby we cry Abba Father) authored today’s saints’ victory due to special form of completion along with His might and power brought by the effect of understanding His word and His will. This kind of understanding allows you to forbear sufferings and endure the same sufferings in life classified as our daily groaning while waiting patiently for God’s deliverance of our body which is the “adoption” (Rom. 8:22-24).

There’s a relative fact which I would like to reiterate for all the saints in particular who are members of the Body of Christ that the cause of our thanksgiving is in effect of the blissful inheritance of the saints in light.

The Body of Christ was designed by God Himself for His glory after that He protected His saints by giving them complete protection through all spiritual equipping in light with the gospel declaring our inheritance which for me something we possessed eternally in the heavens. That’s the nature of His blessings “heavenly” (Eph. 1:3).

The basis why each believer might and should be thankful to God the Father is because he truly understand what God had made him qualified for that inheritance He provided to the saints after becoming member of the church, the Body of Christ.
  

Many believers’ motivation causing them to thank much to God because of the reason of the supposed PHYSICAL BLESSINGS such as the substances they possessed and owned, healing from different infirmities as supposed God’s special miracle working in them. This is the concept taught way back under God’s physical dealing to Israel for the earthly kingdom. Let me clarify that I myself believed healing as far as God taught how we could be healed today. I also believed physical provision in accordance to how we could have physical provision today. Misconception lies when one conjectured that “we pure grace believers” didn’t believe any more physical healing and physical provisions.      

At the onset, these are not the real cause why every saint today should be thankful to God. We must be thankful because God MADE AS NEW IN CHRIST AND WE’RE QUALIFIED AS PARTAKERS OF THE INHERITANCE WITH THE SAINTS IN LIGHT. He made us all victorious each day in our life with the provision of special qualities which are the fruit of the spirit so we know how to live peaceably and godly in our devastated society. He provided us sound wisdom how to attain our physical needs which He entrusted in our hands and to sum up, these are all in effect of HIS WORD WORKING IN US THAT BELIEVED.   

The reason why we became partakers of the inheritance because it is His will and we all knew about this and in order to materialize, God revealed His will to us in His word. And, our understanding cause to obey in all truth because it’s His word or God’s word by all means. It’s His word telling you what caused your life offered how God made you His life-like image based on His will.

Now, let me expound to you any further what Paul calls “Inheritance of the saints in light”.     

  

¹³ Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:

These things are God’s enactment how He made you partaker of the saints in light. God delivered us from the power of darkness and had translated us into the kingdom of His dear Son.

The reason why our life was classified as “more triumphant” because God after our completion  (as we are complete in Him) changed our status as no longer in agreement with Satan’s policy of evil which is the power of darkness. He already informed us that opposite to Satan’s cunning craftiness we can overcome it by doing what God wanted you to do in accord to Him and Him alone. Again, to be in accord with God it needs understanding what specific information from Himself only what He wants you today and in the context of where you must fit in God’s plan over the ages. Let’s all stick to Pauline instructions and believe it’s the recent instruction of God if you want to live UNDER GRACE.

Why as though many believers today still live in darkness? The reason for that is that they lack understanding as to the full capacity God had offered to them when they trusted the gospel of salvation. Appreciating more and more what God had made for yourself will cause you to all the more behave yourself in the household of God doing what is pleasing to Him.

Another noteworthy statement of Paul is …and hath translated us into the kingdom of His dear Son”. We’re all sure that Jesus Christ’s kingdom promised to the members of the Body of Christ is not the kingdom he taught to the disciples which is to “COME ON EARTH”  but this kingdom signifies relative to the inheritance where we are seated in the heavenly places. That’s the fact why we are blessed with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places.

Imagine that, when God takes you away from Satan’s control He also destined you to the kingdom of Jesus Christ. That’s the reason why Jesus Christ is our head. He’s the head of all members in particular. This is the real kingdom where everybody has to become a part of and not the sense where you are part of a denomination or religion made by man.

Just simply your alternative!

Grace and peace