“For by Him (Jesus) were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers, all things were created by Him and for Him. 17.And He is before all things, and by Him all things consist (are held together).”
We should not be surprised that Jesus was involved in creation, as were the Father and the Spirit. John gave the same information in John 1:3: “All things were made by Him; and without Him was not anything made that was made.” In His life on earth, Jesus certainly showed Godlike traits. For example, He turned water into wine. I have never heard of “water wine,” have you? He took one substance and turned it into another in order to make wine. Only the creator could do that. In Colossians 1:21 Paul added another dimension to the power of Jesus, for he informs us that all things are held together by Jesus. This means that we do not have to worry about Mars getting out of orbit and colliding with the earth. We can trust that Jesus will hold it all together. The only way that the meteorite that we hear so much about, can hit the earth is if Jesus lets it happen. If Jesus lets it happen, nothing on earth or in heaven can stop it. This is not your “namby pamby” Jesus that people talk about today. He has real, eternal power. If I read this text correctly, it is Jesus who is holding the universe together. We know that the universe is of unfathomable size; therefore, Jesus has unfathomable power. I have written all of the above to get to the point that I want to make, i.e., this same Jesus has the power to hold our lives together. This is the good news that a lot of people need today. We are warned about all kinds of destructive scenarios that can cause our hearts to sink. If I didn’t believe in Jesus, I would be worried about all that I hear and see. But I believe in Jesus and I believe that He who holds all things together, can also hold me together. Sometimes it seems that our lives are out of control. Problems seem to pile on top of problems. We have problems within ourselves. We worry about what is going to happen to us in the future. We have ego problems that seem so big to us, but are really no problem at all. We have family problems. What family does not have some problems? Show me a perfect family and I will show you a real honest to goodness miracle. We encounter problems in the places where we work. There are always problem people that we have to deal with. There are all sorts of things that crop up in a workplace that can cause anxiety on our part. Then we have to deal with the news every day. I watch the news on Television and read it about it in the newspaper, and I tell myself that if I didn’t know that Jesus was holding all things together, I would really panic. All of the things that I mentioned above, and all of the things that you could add to what I have mentioned, do not have to defeat us if we believe that Jesus is holding us together as He is holding the universe together. In 1 John, the apostle John gave us a great word of wisdom on this matter. When you read these three verses out of 1 John, know that Jesus can hold your life together: 1 John 4:4: “Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world.” 1 John 5:4-5: “For whatsoever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that overcomes the world, even our faith. 5. Who is he that overcomes the world but he that believes that Jesus is the Son of God?” Put your faith in the only One who holds all things together – even you. Believe it! Bro. Joe
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