Colossians 1:22

he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him,

-Colossians 1:22

What's interesting is that in NLT and AMP this verse begins with the word "yet".  In spite or in contrast of what was said in verse 21, "he has now reconciled".  I find that pretty cool.

Looking further in this verse, we see why or the reason: "in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him".  The reason for this reconciling is a spotless presentation before him.  This reminds me of the illustration of Christ and the Church through husbands and wives in Ephesians 5:

Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish. In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, because we are members of his body. “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.

-Ephesians 5:25-33

This describes how Christ lived the church.  He sanctifies her and cleanses her.  Verse 27 is very similar to our verse in Colossians, "so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish".  The purpose is a spotless presentation to himself.

I noticed another interesting thing.  Here in Ephesians, the church is being presented to himself (Christ).  However, if you look at Colossians, the Amplified version takes the liberty to say that we are being presented to the Father.  I find that very interesting.

In any case, we are being sanctified and reconciled in order to be presented spotless before him.  His sacrifice shows he loves and cares for us.  For his purpose of presenting us reminds me of his preeminence and how great he is.  It also makes me think about how much he delights in us.  For the purpose to focus on God (presenting us to himself) might sound like a bad thing, but I find great comfort in it.