We have seen in our lives that God can change our lives and circumstances in a matter of seconds.
To God be the glory forever and ever. 🙏
The fifth evening at Le Faou. And Le closes tonight with the very words that close the chapter she was reading.
Philippians 4:20: "Now unto God and our Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen." Eleven verses past where she stopped. She said it before she got there.
And it is the same ending as Romans 16:27, which she read on September 14: to God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Both letters close the same way. So did she.
"In a matter of seconds." 1 Corinthians 15:51-52, five days ago: we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye. En atomō — in an uncuttable instant. Paul's word for the speed of God is the smallest unit there is.
And tonight's chapter says it in the past tense: Colossians 1:13 — he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves. Two kingdoms. One transfer. No transition period.
And Le has watched it happen. The apartment. The crossing. September 17: we saw God's hand all the way. Psalm 30:5: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. The night can be long. The turn is instant.
"Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."
"Réjouissez-vous toujours dans le Seigneur; je le répète, réjouissez-vous. Que votre douceur soit connue de tous les hommes. Le Seigneur est proche. Ne vous inquiétez de rien; mais en toute chose faites connaître vos besoins à Dieu par des prières et des supplications, avec des actions de grâces. Et la paix de Dieu, qui surpasse toute intelligence, gardera vos cœurs et vos pensées en Jésus-Christ."
Philippiens 4:4-7 · Louis Segond"Rejoice always. I will say it again." Je le répète. Written from prison. He knows it sounds unlikely, so he says it twice.
"The Lord is near." Le Seigneur est proche. Engys — and the Greek carries both senses at once. Near in time — He is coming soon. Near in place — He is standing right here. Paul leaves both open, because both are true.
"Do not be anxious." Ne vous inquiétez de rien. Mē merimnate — the exact verb of Matthew 6:25, which Le read two nights ago: take no thought for your life. Same word. Same command. And two nights ago Le supplied the reason herself: He takes care of us.
"Will guard your hearts." Gardera vos cœurs. Phrourēsei — a garrison word. Soldiers posted at a gate. Philippi was a Roman garrison town; they watched it happen daily. Peace is not a mood sitting inside you. It is a sentry standing at the door.
"Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you."
"Au reste, frères, que tout ce qui est vrai, tout ce qui est honorable, tout ce qui est juste, tout ce qui est pur, tout ce qui est aimable, tout ce qui mérite l'approbation, ce qui est vertueux et digne de louange, soit l'objet de vos pensées. Ce que vous avez appris, reçu et entendu de moi, et ce que vous avez vu en moi, pratiquez-le. Et le Dieu de paix sera avec vous."
Philippiens 4:8-9 · Louis Segond"Think about such things." Soit l'objet de vos pensées. Logizesthe — Le, your accounting word.
Romans 4: credited. Romans 6:11: reckon yourselves dead to sin. And now: reckon these things. Put the true, the noble, the lovely on the ledger deliberately. Not drift toward them. Enter them.
"Learned, received, heard, seen — put it into practice." Pratiquez-le. Four verbs of intake, one of output. Received is in the list again — Le, what hast thou that thou didst not receive?
"And the God of peace will be with you." Le Dieu de paix sera avec vous. Romans 16:20, which Le read on September 13: the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The same title. Peace is what He is, not only what He gives.
"We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light."
"Nous ne cessons de prier Dieu pour vous, et de demander que vous soyez remplis de la connaissance de sa volonté, en toute sagesse et intelligence spirituelle, pour marcher d'une manière digne du Seigneur et lui être entièrement agréables, portant des fruits en toutes sortes de bonnes œuvres et croissant par la connaissance de Dieu, fortifiés à tous égards par sa puissance glorieuse, en sorte que vous soyez toujours et avec joie persévérants et patients. Rendez grâces au Père, qui vous a rendus capables d'avoir part à l'héritage des saints dans la lumière."
Colossiens 1:9-12 · Louis Segond"Filled with the knowledge of his will." Remplis de la connaissance de sa volonté.
Le — last night you wrote: pay attention to God's will... and the knowledge of the Son of God. Tonight Paul prays exactly that prayer over the Colossians. One day between them.
"Great endurance and patience." Persévérants et patients. Hypomonē and makrothymia. Hypomonē keeps returning — Romans 5, Romans 8, Romans 12, Romans 15, James 1, 1 Corinthians 13. And notice what it is paired with here: avec joie. Patient and glad.
"Who has qualified you." Qui vous a rendus capables. Hikanōsanti — He made you sufficient. Le: I didn't graduate from sinner to saint. Somebody else signed the certificate.
"For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves... The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation... He is before all things, and in him all things hold together... For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things... by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross."
"Il nous a délivrés de la puissance des ténèbres et nous a transportés dans le royaume du Fils de son amour... Il est l'image du Dieu invisible, le premier-né de toute la création... Il est avant toutes choses, et toutes choses subsistent en lui... Car Dieu a voulu que toute plénitude habitât en lui; il a voulu par lui réconcilier tout avec lui-même, ayant fait la paix par le sang de sa croix."
Colossiens 1:13-20 · Louis Segond"Rescued... and brought." Délivrés... et transportés. Metestēsen — the word used of relocating a whole population from one kingdom to another. Two kingdoms. One transfer. No transition period.
This is Le's testimony in a verb. God can change our lives and circumstances in a matter of seconds.
And it echoes Romans 13:12, at Sword Beach: let us cast off the works of darkness. There, the armour. Here, the relocation.
"In him all things hold together." Toutes choses subsistent en lui. Synestēken — perfect tense: they have held and they still hold. Not "He made it and stepped back." He is what keeps it from flying apart — including the week you are standing in.
"Making peace through his blood." Ayant fait la paix par le sang de sa croix. Peace is not negotiated here. It is made. Manufactured at cost.
"Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior. But now he has reconciled you by Christ's physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation — if you continue in your faith, established and firm, and do not move from the hope held out in the gospel."
"Et vous, qui étiez autrefois étrangers et ennemis par vos pensées et par vos mauvaises œuvres, il vous a maintenant réconciliés par sa mort dans le corps de sa chair, pour vous faire paraître devant lui saints, irrépréhensibles et sans reproche, si du moins vous demeurez fondés et inébranlables dans la foi."
Colossiens 1:21-23 · Louis Segond"But now." Maintenant. Nyni de. The third "but now" this month.
Romans 3:21, in Rivières: but now the righteousness of God is manifested.
1 Corinthians 15:20, five nights ago: but now is Christ risen.
And tonight: but now he has reconciled you.
Paul states the worst case first, then breaks it with two words. Alienated. Enemies. Then: but now.
"Free from accusation." Sans reproche. Romans 8:1, in Brittany: there is therefore now no condemnation. Le, that evening: it's like breathing fresh air.
And so the only right response is the one Le gave: To God be the glory forever and ever. 🙏
"We have seen in our lives that God can change our lives and circumstances in a matter of seconds. To God be the glory forever and ever."
Le · Le Faou, Finistère · September 29, 2026 · Rescued and transferred — one moment, two kingdoms, and all things holding together in HimIn a Moment
En atomō — the smallest unit there is. Rescued and transferred: two kingdoms, one transfer, no transition period.
Peace Stands Guard
Phrourēsei — a garrison word. Peace is not a mood inside you. It is a sentry at the door.
Reckon These Things
Logizesthe — the accounting word again. Put the true, the noble, the lovely on the ledger deliberately.
All Things Hold Together
Synestēken — they have held and still hold. He is what keeps it from flying apart, including this week.