Want to hear something that will take your breath away? “Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see—such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him. He existed before anything else, and he holds all creation together.”
Not enough? There’s More! “Christ is also the head of the church, which is his body. He is the beginning, supreme over all who rise from the dead. So he is first in everything. For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, and through him God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Christ’s blood on the cross.” [Colossians 1:15-20 NLT]
This passage declares the Supremacy of Christ. This, in all its radiance, is the very nature and the prerogatives of God that Christ relinquished when He came to earth, and what He reclaimed when “God elevated him to the place of highest honor and gave him the name above all other names….” [Philippians 2:9 NLT]
This is the God we serve. When we are feeling discouraged or frightened, we should remember that He created everything, all things in heaven and on earth.
When we wonder if the church will ever get its act together, we need to remember that He is the head of the body, the church.
When we are feeling adrift or disjointed or alone, we need to remember that He holds it all together and it is through Him that all things are reconciled.
When we are in a battle, we need to remember that His blood, shed willingly on the cross, brought us peace.
When we aren’t sure we know God, we need to remember that Jesus is the visible image of the invisible God, and we can be comforted.