Colossians 1:2

Colossians 1:2  “To the holy and faithful brothers in Christ at Colosse: Grace and peace to you from God our Father” (NIV).

   Can you imagine if Paul the apostle were here today and he sent you a personal letter and addressed you by name and then called you a holy and faithful sister-in-Christ or brother-in-Christ?  Furthermore consider God knows right now whether you are a holy and faithful sister or brother.  This is my desire, and I know it requires me to rely on my Holy Father every single day.  Being holy and faithful is the call by God for every Christian, and our need is to submit to Jesus.
   This letter is addressed solely to Christians.  Note the city of Colosse is sometimes spelled Colossae.  What was once a prosperous city, which is now a “low hill in a field,” the city is not mentioned any other time in Scripture.(1)  Today the city of Colosse seems to be behind the scenes just like this book of the Bible, yet nearly 2000 years ago, it was a Christian mission field, and the souls of its people were of ultimate concern.
Hunter Irvine

(1) Clyde E. Fant and Mitchell G. Reddish, A Guide to Biblical Sites in Greece and Turkey (New York: Oxford University Press, 2003), 173.