My Scriptures For The Day ~ Colossians 1:20-22

I am reading Colossians 1:20-22 in the following translations to let the meaning and consciousness of it become more tangible to me.


Colossians 1:20-22 (King James Version)

20And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.

21And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled

22In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:

Colossians 1:20-22 (Amplified Bible)

20And God purposed that through (by the service, the intervention of) Him [the Son] all things should be completely reconciled back to Himself, whether on earth or in heaven, as through Him, [the Father] made peace by means of the blood of His cross.

21And although you at one time were estranged and alienated from Him and were of hostile attitude of mind in your wicked activities,

22Yet now has [Christ, the Messiah] reconciled [you to God] in the body of His flesh through death, in order to present you holy and faultless and irreproachable in His [the Father's] presence.

Colossians 1:20-22 (New International Version - UK)

20 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.

21 Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behaviour.

22 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—

Colossians 1:20-22 (The Message)

^18-20He was supreme in the beginning and—leading the resurrection parade—he is supreme in the end. From beginning to end he's there, towering far above everything, everyone. So spacious is he, so roomy, that everything of God finds its proper place in him without crowding. Not only that, but all the broken and dislocated pieces of the universe—people and things, animals and atoms—get properly fixed and fit together in vibrant harmonies, all because of his death, his blood that poured down from the cross.

^21-23You yourselves are a case study of what he does. At one time you all had your backs turned to God, thinking rebellious thoughts of him, giving him trouble every chance you got. But now, by giving himself completely at the Cross, actually dying for you, Christ brought you over to God's side and put your lives together, whole and holy in his presence. You don't walk away from a gift like that! You stay grounded and steady in that bond of trust, constantly tuned in to the Message, careful not to be distracted or diverted. There is no other Message—just this one. Every creature under heaven gets this same Message. I, Paul, am a messenger of this Message.

Why spell G-d?

It is a practice by many Jewish people to omit the o in G-D. I came across this fact some time ago as I started to explore my Jewish Jesus. Y'shua (Jesus) who followed the tradions of the day Luke 4:12-15


G-d's name is treated with unusual reverence and care in Jewish tradition. The divine name, YHWH (spelled with the Hebrew letters yud, hey, vav, hey) is never pronounced. Traditionally, Jews read the word "Adonai" (often translated as "the Lord") whenever reading G-d's holiest name in Torah or in prayer. However, "Adonai" is not G-d's name. It is a personal choice I think to follow this practice. It is one of the ways many have chosen to respect The Creator, The Heavenly Father and the Father of Y'shua.

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Asked forgiveness reacting in a negative way

I find my self asking for forgiveness. I have all as God to forgive me. I was blind sided by a situation and I did not handle it right. I was in tears. It is so hard to admit when you are wrong even though the other person might have done something really mean. One of my daughter tried to help me not to get angry but my flesh said otherwise. An so here I am apologizing. I was so hurt and angry I could see straight. Even though I have excepted Christ as my personal savior I have a lot to work on Paul said it well. I have a little bit of it from Romans 7 verses 15 through 25


15For I do not understand my own actions [I am baffled, bewildered]. I do not practice or accomplish what I wish, but I do the very thing that I loathe [[b]which my moral instinct condemns].

16Now if I do [habitually] what is contrary to my desire, [that means that] I acknowledge and agree that the Law is good (morally excellent) and that I take sides with it.

17However, it is no longer I who do the deed, but the sin [principle] which is at home in me and has possession of me.

18For I know that nothing good dwells within me, that is, in my flesh. I can will what is right, but I cannot perform it. [I have the intention and urge to do what is right, but no power to carry it out.]

19For I fail to practice the good deeds I desire to do, but the evil deeds that I do not desire to do are what I am [ever] doing.

20Now if I do what I do not desire to do, it is no longer I doing it [it is not myself that acts], but the sin [principle] which dwells within me [[c]fixed and operating in my soul].

21So I find it to be a law (rule of action of my being) that when I want to do what is right and good, evil is ever present with me and I am subject to its insistent demands.

22For I endorse and delight in the Law of God in my inmost self [with my new nature].(D)

23But I discern in my bodily members [[d]in the sensitive appetites and wills of the flesh] a different law (rule of action) at war against the law of my mind (my reason) and making me a prisoner to the law of sin that dwells in my bodily organs [[e]in the sensitive appetites and wills of the flesh].

24O unhappy and pitiable and wretched man that I am! Who will release and deliver me from [the shackles of] this body of death?

25O thank God! [He will!] through Jesus Christ (the Anointed One) our Lord! So then indeed I, of myself with the mind and heart, serve the Law of God, but with the flesh the law of sin.

I was shocked at myself and confused as to why I reacted the way I did. I didn't see me. Everyday you have to ask God to search your heart because we do not know what is in there. Today I am meditating on Psalm 51

Help Me Lord

A Prayer

Heaven Father I ask that you open my heart to the teachings of Christ Jesus. Help me, to notice how you speak to me.Please give me the wisdom to understand in my heart the boundless gifts of Christ.Please forgive my sins. Transform my life according to your will.

Heaven Father I believe that Jesus is my Savior and Lord. I except him. I ask that you help me where I have doubts in his name. Amen

Intervention of Jesus Christ (part 1)

I believe that the burden of my salvation is given to Christ when we entrust ourselves to him. That doesn't mean that we should abandon our own efforts to do the right thing. I believe that we are human beings that are prone to mistake, but God's love for us is beyond the human understanding and threshold of love.
Creo que la carga de mi salvación es dada a Cristo cuando le nos confiamos. Esto no significa que deberíamos abandonar nuestros propios esfuerzos para hacer la cosa derecha. Creo que somos seres humanos que son propensos para confundir, pero el amor de Dios por nosotros está más allá del entendimiento humano y el umbral del amor.
Acts 16:31; Hechos 16:31
I like the Amplified definition.
Amplified Bible (AMP) 31And they answered, Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ [[a]give yourself up to Him, [b] take yourself out of your own keeping and entrust yourself into His keeping] and you will be saved, [and this applies both to] you and your household as well.

Me gusta la definición Amplificada.
Biblia Amplificada (AMPERIO) 31And ellos contestaron, Creer en el Señor Jesucristo [dar usted mismo hasta Él, [b] se toman de su propio cuidado y se confían en Su cuidado] y usted será salvado, [y este se aplica tanto a] usted como su casa también.

King James Version And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
Internacional (NVI)31 —Cree en el Señor Jesús; así tú y tu familia serán salvos —le contestaron.
Greek 31:31
oi de eipan, (5627) Pisteuson (5657) epi ton kurion Ihsoun, kai swqhsh (5701) su kai o oikov sou.


I believe that God sees us through the intervention of Jesus Christ our mediator, and our savior. Savior or Savoir refers to a person who helps people achieve Salvation, or saves them from something or one who brings salvation
Creo que Dios nos ve por la intervención de Jesucristo nuestro mediador, y nuestro salvador. El salvador o Savoir se refieren a una persona que ayuda a la gente a conseguir la Salvación, o los salva de algo o uno quién trae la salvación
1 Timothy 2:5
Amplified Bible (AMP)
5For there [is only] one God, and [only] one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus,
Biblia Amplificada (AMPERIO)
5For allí [es sólo] un Dios, [y sólo] un Mediador entre Dios y hombres, el Hombre Cristo Jesús,
Biblia Amplificada (AMPERIO)
5For allí [es sólo] un Dios, [y sólo] un Mediador entre Dios y hombres, el Hombre Cristo Jesús,
King James Version (KJV)
5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
Nueva Versión Internacional (NVI)
5 Porque hay un solo Dios y un solo mediador entre Dios y los hombres, Jesucristo hombre,
Believe Strong's definition Number: 4100 - pisteu/w - Pisteuo - to think to be true, to be persuaded of, Nueva Versión to credit, place confidence in of the thing believed
to credit, have confidence in a moral or religious reference used in the NT of the conviction and trust to which a man is impelled by a certain inner and higher prerogative and law of soul to trust in Jesus or God as able to aid either in obtaining or in doing something: saving faith 1bc) mere acknowledgment of some fact or event: intellectual faith to entrust a thing to one, i.e. his fidelity to be entrusted with a thing be commit to one's trust, 1; be committed unto, 1; be put in trust with, 1; believe, 239; believer, 1; commit to (one's) trust, 1; commit unto, 4;
KJV (248) - be commit to one's trust, 1; be committed unto, 1; be put in trust with, 1; believe, 239; believer, 1; commit to (one's) trust, 1; commit unto, 4;

Merriam-Webster Dictionary
1 a: to have a firm religious faith b: to accept as true, genuine, or real 2: to have a firm conviction as to the goodness, efficacy, or ability of something