SCRIPTURE: Colossians (NIV) 1:16 For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. 17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. 19 For God was pleased to have all his fulness dwell in him,
OBSERVATION: We often limit our knowledge of Jesus to what we read in the Gospels. He is the baby in the manger. He is the thirsty man at the well asking for water. He is the tired teacher sleeping in the boat. He is even the suffering Savior and a resurrected Lord.
But there is even more—so much more!!! He is the creator of all things “in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities.” He is before all things and He is the glue that holds everything together. He is supreme over all! All the fullness of God is in Jesus. He is just as much God as the Father!
APPLICATION: And this is who lives in me! I may think that since he is in my heart, he must be smaller than me! I may think that since my thoughts can determine my actions, He must go along with what I think! But NO! NO! NO! He is supreme! He alone is LORD!
I can trust Him. I can follow Him without fear. I can do His bidding. He is MY LORD!
PRAYER: Lord, as Christmas approaches, we will be focusing on your birth. Help us remember that you really WERE that Baby in the manger, but you really ARE the Creator of all things in heaven and on earth. You are bigger than any problem we bring to you. Amen
Pastor Leon
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