Through him all things were made (part 2)
by Sal Huckel
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‘For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible’ (Colossians 1:16).
Today, we read again about Jesus as our creator God. He is supreme over all things.
Everything we can see, and cannot see, has been created through and for Jesus. Yet after creating all things, he was to reconcile himself to all things through his death on the cross. Jesus, who holds all things together, brings us back to himself and redeems us through his death and resurrection.
These things are hard for us to understand, but we have the Holy Spirit to help us and guide us as we read Scripture. We may wish that so many things of God were not invisible! We can, however, see his handiwork when we look around us, see the body of Christ working as his hands and feet, and trust that he remains supreme over all things.
What is our response? Do we worship Jesus as our creator God, or do we sometimes simply only remember to see him as our friend and redeemer? As he redeemed us, he was bringing us back to the purpose of our creation – through and for himself.
Lord, help us to meditate on these important passages of Scripture where you remind us that you are the supreme, all-powerful creator God, who came as a vulnerable infant to redeem your people and bring us back to yourself. May we respond fully, repenting of our earthly failures and responding to the call of the kingdom. In your name, Jesus, we pray, Amen.
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