Jesus. He existed before anything else. Anything. He holds creation together. That is quite something.
I think of the laminin cell in our bodies. Looking like a cross. Glorious. If you haven’t ever seen Louie Giglio’s talk on this amazing cell, check it out here. As Jesus holds the world, so he also reconciles us to his father. It is only through Jesus that we are able to enter the presence of God. I’m overwhelmed. The presence of God.
What do you imagine when you see the face of God? If you’ve not ever thought of that moment when you meet God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit face to face, take a moment to think through that encounter.
I can imagine running into the arms of God. The warmest embrace ever. It is all because of Jesus, the one who reconciled us all. We can stand before God. It’s not because we are something wonderful. No! It is because we have a wonderful Savior who has given us the introduction, who has paid the price for our admission.
The key here is that Jesus is FIRST, he is supreme. If we have Jesus, we have God. But verse 23 warns us to continue in that truth and stand firm, don’t drift away. So often we do drift away. I drifted away. I may have been far away from God in my own mind, but I was never far from God in his mind. That’s a good thing for all of us.
Let’s pray. Lord I give you thanks that I have been able to overcome all that I have in this life. I realize it has not been on my own but only with you assistance and patience with me. I have a heart full of gratefulness for all that God has done, and for the price Jesus paid for me. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
