Colossians 1-4 & Philemon

God Made the Basic Unit of Society, the Family

“Christ . . . is supreme over all creation . . . Everything was created through him and for him . . . and he holds all creation together. ”     
Colossians 1:15-17 (NLT)  



“Then God said, 'Let us make human beings in our image, to be like ourselves . . .' So God created human beings in his own image . . . .; male and female he created them ”     Genesis 1:26-27
 
“This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one. ”    Genesis 2:24  

Therefore

“set your sights on the realities of heaven ”    Colossians 3:1  

Prayer
 
“Lord, as husband, wife and children mirror your three in one (Trinitarian) nature, please help each of us to set our sights on how you are plural but one. Help us to seek to foster the kind of love, unity, mutual sacrifice and service that is your essence, your character. May you (re)create our families in your image, so that they witness to you. Amen”