Colossians 1:16-17 For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. 17 And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. English Standard Version (ESV)
As I read this passage in my devotions I notices that within the span of four verses that Paul had stated the words "all things". The first thought that then came to mind was that in Romans 8:28 to 39 Paul had stated that "all things work together for good" for those who love God and are called according to His purpose, and that He gives us "all things" that we need in life to face life and that He is with us in and through "all things" in this life. Nothing can separate us from His love.
In today's passage we are reminded that by Christ "all things" were created; that He was before all things as the triune God everlasting; that He holds everything together, He keeps this world from spinning out of control; and will reconcile, He will change and exchange, He will restore man to a right relationship to Him. It is a lot to take hold of and to grasp, but it is there for us and we can count and depend on Him in all things.
I like the heading that The Message uses for the passage below. Christ Holds it All Together. When our lives seem to be spinning out of control we need to be reminded that God is in control, He is with us in and through all things and will hold it all together for us, "all the broken and dislocated pieces of the universe—people and things, animals and atoms—get properly fixed and fit together in vibrant harmonies, all because of his death, his blood that poured down from the cross."
May Christ "hold it all together" for you today.
Blessings,
Mike
Colossians 1:16-20The Message (MSG)
Christ Holds It All Together
15-18 We look at this Son and see the God who cannot be seen. We look at this Son and see God's original purpose in everything created. For everything, absolutely everything, above and below, visible and invisible, rank after rank after rank of angels—everything got started in him and finds its purpose in him. He was there before any of it came into existence and holds it all together right up to this moment. And when it comes to the church, he organizes and holds it together, like a head does a body.
18-20 He was supreme in the beginning and—leading the resurrection parade—he is supreme in the end. From beginning to end he's there, towering far above everything, everyone. So spacious is he, so roomy, that everything of God finds its proper place in him without crowding. Not only that, but all the broken and dislocated pieces of the universe—people and things, animals and atoms—get properly fixed and fit together in vibrant harmonies, all because of his death, his blood that poured down from the cross.
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