The Glue

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Colossians 1:15-20
It’s amazing to sit and dwell on Colossians covering a multitude of subjects regarding the Christian Church. My most commonly visited section is typically Chapter 3 (Colossians 3:12-17) in study through putting off the old self and placing on the new and then continuing into an out pouring of worship (16-17) in everything you do.


While reading through John Pipers book Spectacular Sins I came upon something that really intrigued me and was not a new thought but simply something I’ve heard many times that just astounds me. Piper was going through Colossians 1:15-20 and began going through verses 16-17. “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. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.”


What a thought to dwell on during the day as the clock slowly ticks away (or speedily zooms as mine tends too), Christ created everything for Himself. Nothing was created as a stand alone. I was thinking back to when Sarah (my wife) and I went to the aquarium in Dallas we went to see the Jellyfish. Those creatures that are unseen in the wild most of the hours in a day are not stand alone creations to glory in themselves or to gain glory. These were made for Christ and for His Glory alone.

This was even further enhanced when I looked at the new Hubble space photo’s after they gave it some new technology (its like the difference you see when you get your first pair of glasses). The earth isn’t big enough to tell the story of God’s greatness.

The rulers and authorities are simply created beings... all created for one purpose, to glorify the King whether they acknowledge it or not.
And not only is it created through Him and for Him, but there is nothing to fear because He holds it all together. Nothing goes uncreated, unnoticed, unknown to the triune God of the universe.

In Christ