What has God the Father prepared believers to partake of according to Colossians 1:12?
According to Colossians 1:12, God the Father has made believers meet, or prepared them, to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light. This inheritance belongs to those in the light, and the same passage says He has delivered believers from the power of darkness.
Les explains that Paul is writing to Gentile believers in Colossae in Asia Minor and giving thanks to the Father. In Colossians 1:12, the Father has made believers fit, or prepared them, to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light. The same passage goes on to say that God the Father has delivered believers from the power of darkness and translated them into the kingdom of His dear Son. Les points out that this kingdom is in heaven, so believers are now citizens of heaven because they are members of that Kingdom of Christ.
Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: