Why Did Heaven Need to be Reconciled?
For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, and through him God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Christ’s blood on the cross. Colossians 1:19-20 NLT Why did God need to make peace with heaven? This verse right here may … Continue reading –>
Tuesday: God’s Eternal Plan
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 24th of February 2026 Read Colossians 1:24-25. What does Paul say about his suffering for Christ’s sake? Though Paul wrote Colossians while under house arrest in Rome, perhaps his greatest suffering came from not being able to labor intensively from place to place and house to house, as he had done … Continue reading –>
Monday: If You Continue in the Faith
Daily Lesson for Monday 23rd of February 2026 Read Colossians 1:23 (NKJV). What do you think Paul means by remaining “grounded and steadfast” in the faith? (See also Colossians 2:5 and Ephesians 3:17.) There are four different types of “if” statements in Greek, each with different nuances. The one with which Colossians 1:23 begins assumes … Continue reading –>
Sunday: Reconciled From Wicked Works
Daily Lesson for Sunday 22nd of February 2026 Read Colossians 1:21-22. What is Paul alluding to with his reference to alienation and being enemies? And what is the expected end result of Christ’s death (see also Ephesians 5:27)? Paul has always painted a dark picture of humanity, at least humanity apart from the righteousness of … Continue reading –>
Sabbath: Reconciliation and Hope
Daily Lesson for Sabbath 21st of February 2026 Read for This Week’s Study Colossians 1:20-29, Ephesians 5:27, Ephesians 3:17, Romans 8:18, Ephesians 1:7-10, Ephesians 3:3-6, Proverbs 14:12. Memory Text: “For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him” (2 … Continue reading –>
Inside Story: Losing Two Jobs Over Faith
Inside Story for Friday 20th of February 2026 Rene Tucaldo is chief financial officer of the 1000 Missionary Movement, whose headquarters in Silang, Philippines, were constructed with the help of a 1996 Thirteenth Sabbath Offering. Read more next week. Rodel won Rene to Christ by taking him fishing. Ellen White says, “Christ’s method alone will … Continue reading –>
Friday: Further Thought – The Preeminence of Christ
Daily Lesson for Friday 20th of February 2026 Further Thought “A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic—on a level with the man who says he is a poached egg—or else he would be the … Continue reading –>
Thursday: To Reconcile All Things
Daily Lesson for Thursday 19th of February 2026 Read Colossians 1:19-20. What is this reconciliation that comes through the Cross, and how comprehensive is it? Paul uses a very interesting expression in Greek to culminate his description of Jesus, obliquely pointing back to the Father, who was mentioned in Colossians 1:12. It is His fullness … Continue reading –>
Wednesday: The “Beginning” (and Initiator)
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 18th of February 2026 Read Colossians 1:18. What is the connection between the idea of Christ as the head and Him as the “beginning”? In Hebrew the words for head (roʾš) and beginning (rēʾšît) are related. The first instance of the latter word in Scripture is in Genesis 1:1: “In the … Continue reading –>
Tuesday: Head of the Body (the Church)
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 17th of February 2026 Read Ephesians 1:22 and Colossians 2:10. What does “head” mean in these passages? What does Paul mean when he calls Jesus the “head of the church” (Ephesians 5:23)? It is natural to speak of the head in a metaphorical sense in reference to a leadership position, as … Continue reading –>