“Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through Him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see – such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through Him and for Him. Christ is also the head of the church, which is His body. He is the beginning, supreme over all who rise from the dead. So He is first in everything. For God in all His fullness was pleased to live in Christ, and through Him God reconciled everything to Himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Christ’s blood on the cross.” (Colossians 1:15-20 NLT)
Based on Pauls’ words above, it’s safe to say that Jesus is a little more than our “personal” Savior!
He’s master designer, creator, owner, equipper, and sustainer of everything that lives, moves, or has its being on this earth. He gives the oceans their boundaries and the sun permission to shine. He sustains His people who would rather suffer for Him than deny Him, preparing for them an eternal home that will erase whatever thoughts they might have had that they weren’t good enough, smart enough, spiritual enough, strong enough, or any other negative thought that Satan might have tried to use to demean them into believing they were anything other than the favored, honored, and cherished children of God that they were and are. Jesus is our everything!
He’s the air we breathe, the reason our eyes open in the morning and our lungs fill with air. He gives us energy to get out of bed, prepare for the day, and find hope and joy in our love for Him and for His holy service. He’s what motivates our positive and good thoughts and causes us to believe we can do more and be more than we ever dreamed we could.
He’s the reason we love others and grieve at the thought of them dying and being separated from Him for all eternity. He’s what causes our eyes to fill with tears as we watch a new life lowered into their watery “grave” and rise to new life in Him through water Baptism.
He’s the joy behind our efforts to help someone who is struggling get a grasp on life as we explain His love for them and offer them a helping hand. It’s our joy to sacrifice our time, energy, and money to help someone in need, not because we know them well, but because we know HIM well and we want to be like Him.
John MacArthur gives us insight when he writes: “The Christian husband displays what he thinks of Christ by the way he treats his wife”. And, of course, how the Christian wife displays her love for Jesus in the way she treats her husband, and Christian parents treat their children, and Christian employers treat their employees, and Christian employees treat how they do their work and how Christians love their neighbors and seek those in their spheres of influence for Him.
How we think of Jesus IS GOING TO SHOW whether we like it or not! When I love my wife, it’s going to show; when I love my pups, it’s going to show; when I love my brothers and sisters in Christ, it’s going to show; and when I love my neighbors, lost loved ones and friends, it’s going to show! That’s just who Jesus is! He’s not going to hide in or behind someone in whose life He’s been given preeminence, He’s going to shine, and reveal Himself for anyone to see.
Is He shining in and through you? If not, please click this link and let Ron Hutchcraft walk you through a brief, but clear and meaningful presentation as to how and why you can walk with Him, changing forever what you think of Him.
Food for thought.
Blessings, Ed 😊
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