Contemplative Bible Reading

Colossians 1:21 (New Living Translation)

This includes you who were once far away from God. You were his enemies, separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions.

Note, when I was not a Christian I was an enemy of God. I wasn’t someone who was ignorant or someone who disagreed about a few things or sat on the fence or whatever.

I was an enemy of God

Wait a moment here. Surely we can rephrase this with a fill-in-the-blank with something easier to accept than enemy. Nope. I was an enemy of God.

The situation changed with Jesus on the cross. Thank you God.