Unfolded: The Story Of GodSample

“CHRIST IS ABOVE ALL, Continued - COLOSSIANS 1:18-20” Colossians 1:15-20 is a rich passage of Scripture that tells us so much about who Christ is. Today, we finish the examination by focusing on verses 18-20. HE IS ALSO THE HEAD OF THE BODY, THE CHURCH; He started the church. He is the One who sustains His church. He is the One who keeps us to Himself, who holds on to us despite all our sin and all the junk in our lives. He is the head of the body of Christ. HE IS THE BEGINNING, THE FIRSTBORN FROM THE DEAD… Just as the firstborn of creation indicates Jesus’ rank as the One above all creation and the One who owns all creation—the firstborn from the dead speaks to His supremacy in the resurrection. He is the One who conquered death and has ushered in a new after-death existence for those who follow Him. There is no one greater. SO THAT HE MIGHT COME TO HAVE FIRST PLACE IN EVERYTHING. Jesus desires to be first in your life, to have first place over everything else. Just as He is the head over all creation, the head over His church, the head over all things, He insists on having first place in your life. He is not content to be something you are into for a season or something you think you will get to later. Christ does not want to be a part of your life, but the King over all of your life. He is not a supplement, something we just add to our already full lives. He is not a consultant to give you advice when you think you need it. He is the King who wants first place in everything. His insistence on being first place in everything is good for you. Because you are giving up less than the best to enjoy Him—who is ultimate. FOR GOD WAS PLEASED TO HAVE ALL HIS FULLNESS DWELL IN HIM. Because Jesus is fully God, the holiness, righteousness, power, providence, and sovereignty of God dwell fully in Jesus. The love, mercy, compassion, grace, and kindness of God dwell fully in Jesus. And what is absolutely amazing is that when we become Christians, we dwell in Jesus, too. How are you living or speaking to defy false perceptions of Christ in our world today?