COLOSSIANS

Remember that Paul went through the ultimate change in identity. Before he was Paul, who was he? Saul. Before he was Paul building up Christian believers in the faith, he was Saul the Pharisee, approving the execution of the earliest Christian believers. So even these two words, “I Paul,” which seem like they are just kind of thrown in randomly here, they actually have tremendously rich meaning. But it's because they call to remembrance for us this man, Paul, who was once alienated, who was once hostile in mind, who was once engaged in evil deeds. But then we remember what he became: The greatest Christian to ever live. That is what we were also, but if we have trusted Christ we have great potential to do mighty things for God too.