Colossians 1:15-21
Two thousand years ago, Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem and completely rocked the world.
Jesus is the one person in all of history who is absolutely, totally, and uniquely in a class by Himself. He has been the subject of more attention, devotion, criticism, and opposition than any other person who has ever lived.
Jesus Christ, preeminent in all things, continues to rock the world, even now.
Colossians 1:15 explains how Jesus is the revelation of the Father: “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.”
We will only know God by revelation, and Jesus Christ came to reveal Him to us. We will never know the Father except through the Son; the visible Jesus makes the invisible God known.
Adrian Rogers says, “Jesus is not a good way to the Father, He is the only way to the Father.”
Colossians 1:18 explains how Jesus regulates the universe.
“And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.”
Jesus is the creator of all things; He is the power and the preserver of creation: “And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist” (Colossians 1:17).
Jesus Christ is the glue of the galaxies; He is the one who feeds the sun with its fuel, sets out all the stars, and guides the planets in their orbit.
He is the purpose of creation—all things were created by Him, for Him. (Colossians 1:16). He is the reason for it all, and without Him, life is meaningless.
Finally, Colossians 1:21 explains how Jesus reconciles the world: “And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled.” Jesus reconciled God and Man to a right relationship through His death on the cross.
When Jesus created the Universe, He did so with His Word. But when He saved us, it took every drop of His blood. We could not make peace with God, so Jesus made peace with the blood of His cross. We need to enter into that peace by faith and trust the Lord Jesus.
Life Application
Do you know Jesus—the One who reveals the Father, rules the Universe, and reconciles the world? Does He have preeminence in your life?
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