Re:Verse passage – Colossians 1:15-19 (day four)
One of the false teachings being set forth to the Colossae church was that Christ was something of an angelic, created being. Paul, in our passage, explains that Christ is incomparable…preeminent before all creation…the agent of creation for all things…before all things. Verse 18 is something of a theme verse for this section of Scripture. It answers the purpose for all of these characteristics of Christ…that He will have first place in everything. Christ is fully God and able to meet our every need.
In our modern, hectic, urgent lives, it is easy to forget the fullness that dwells in Christ. We treat Christ as a benevolent provider of our needs or a last hope, ‘go-to’ answer to the crisis times of our lives. Strive to seek Christ first rather than your own resources and knowledge. All the fullness of deity rests in Him…the Creator of heaven and earth. How amazing is it that the God of all the universe, Creator of heaven and earth wants to have a relationship with us?
Amen, Larry! – “And Can It Be?”