Irreproachable

The Apostle Paul had just talked about Jesus being the image of God and the creator of all things in heaven an earth. He had stated that it was through the cross of Jesus that God reconciled everything to himself and the fullness of God dwelled in Jesus.

Paul now states that everyone who had been separated from God due to their evil deeds have now been reconciled. Make no mistake about it, we all commit evil deeds. For anytime we are disobedient to God, it is evil, though we don’t like to say quite like that.

But the good news is we are reconciled because Jesus died on a cross for us. He paid the price we could never pay. And Paul goes beyond reconciliation and states that we are presented as holy and blameless and irreproachable. What?! Imagine that! Because of what Jesus has done for us, we are now beyond reproach. Does that give us license to do whatever we want? No.

Paul qualifies our status before God by stating we much continue to be steadfast in our faith. Remember, faith is far more than belief. James states in 2:19 that even the demons believe and shudder. Yet, they have no faith. They are opposed to God. Our faith must be more than mere belief that God exists or belief that Jesus died for us. Faith includes belief, trust, and a commitment to God. Therefore, grow your faith so that you may continue to be beyond reproach when standing before God.

I pray we all know we are separated from God without faith. I pray we know that Jesus reconciled us on the cross. I pray each one of us will continue to grow our faith in Jesus. Jesus reconciled you to God. You are holy. You are blameless. You are irreproachable. Grow in your faith.

Colossians 1:21-23 And you who were once estranged and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his fleshly body through death, so as to present you holy and blameless and irreproachable before him, provided that you continue securely established and steadfast in the faith, without shifting from the hope promised by the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven. I, Paul, became a minister of this gospel.