“You, who were once alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, [Jesus] has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, if indeed you continue in the faith.” Through the work of Christ we’ve been reconciled to God. Paul is so confident in God’s word, that he speaks as if we’ve already been presented holy and blameless, provided we continue in the faith.
Paul did not cease to pray for the Colossians, that they “may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.” This prayer is just as applicable to our lives today, and I think it is important for us to pray for each other in much the same way, that we all may “share in the inheritance of the saints in light.“