What does 'made us meet' mean in Colossians 1:12?
"Made us meet" means God the Father has prepared believers to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. It is past tense: He has already delivered us from darkness and translated us into the kingdom of His dear Son. This applies to believers today.
Les explains that Paul writes to Gentile believers, and this prayer is valid for us today. In Colossians 1:12, "made us meet" means the Father has prepared us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light. Les emphasizes this is past tense: the Father has already delivered us from the power of darkness and translated us into the kingdom of His dear Son. So if you are a child of God, you are already in that kingdom, and when Christ sets up His kingdom on earth at His second coming, believers will be with Him.
Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: