Christ - Creator.

 Col 1:1  Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, 

Col 1:2  To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 

Col 1:3  We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, 

Col 1:4  Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints, 

Col 1:5  For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel; 

Col 1:6  Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth: 

Col 1:7  As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ; 

Col 1:8  Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit. 

Col 1:9  For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to 

DESIRE THAT YE MIGHT BE FILLED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WILL IN ALL WISDOM AND SPIRITUAL UNDERSTANDING

(((We need and can be filled with the KNOWLEDGE of CHRIST'S WILL - being given all wisdom and spiritual understand towards this end- knowing His will))))

Col 1:10  That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; 

(((Walking worthy of the LORD. Fruitful in good work. Gaining knowledge of God.))))

Col 1:11  Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; 

(((Spiritually strengthened with all we need- by HIS glorious power, giving us PATIENCE, LONGSUFFERING while being filled with JOY!))))

Col 1:12  Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: 

(((Thanking GOD the Father who made our spiritual INHERITANCE from CHRIST possible))))

Col 1:13  Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: 

Col 1:14  In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: 

(((Delivered from SATAN, given to CHRIST for His Kingdom. REDEEMED by CHRIST through HIS BLOOD, HIS DEATH- FORGIVEN of our SINS!))))

Col 1:15  Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: 

(((CHRIST JESUS- the image of GOD the Father- invisible to us.

CHRIST JESUS- the firstborn of every creature.  Holding the position of importance a firstborn holds, but not only the firstborn power position but the power over all created, firstborn over all firstborn.))))

Col 1:16  For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: 

(((CHRIST CREATED ALL THINGS. Christ our CREATOR.  All created by Him and FOR Him!))))

Col 1:17  And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. 

(((CHRIST before ALL things, CHRIST - by HIM ALL THINGS ARE.))))

Col 1:18  And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. 

(((CHRIST the HEAD of the body.

CHRIST the HEAD of His people.

CHRIST the beginning.

CHRIST the first risen from the decreed death - God forsakened.

CHRIST truly greater than all things.))))