Master of the Universe

Colossians 1:15-17
Master of the Universe

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 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. Colossians 1:15-17  

 
Paul knew that Jesus is God just as God the Father is God. It means that Jesus is the very stamp of God the Father.

Paul brings this truth boldly to the Colossian believers for two basic reasons. He is very concerned that these new Christians begin to grow up.

 
They must not remain immature believers born again but still filled with all the frailty and foolishness of the flesh.

 
They must grow up and become vigorous, exemplary, compassionate Christians, forsaking their apathy and hostility, and becoming whole people.

 
Paul understands they are in danger of losing their clear vision of Christ. That was the nature of the Colossian heresy which attacked the person of Jesus.

 
They were in danger, therefore, of losing a proper sense of the profound power and eminence of Jesus Christ in their own world.

Many true believers appear to have little sense that Jesus is active in their lives here and now.

 
Some churches seem to treat Jesus as the British treat their monarch. They treat their monarchs with great respect and reverence and pay much lip service, but they really do not expect anything from them. 

 

That is the way Christians all too often treat the Lord Jesus. This passage calls us back to face the fact of who Jesus is: simply, he is in charge of the universe!

The firstborn over all creation, This is not a statement about the creation of Jesus Christ because he cannot create himself. 

He is not a creature. He created all things John 1:3

 
• All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.
• He is the “Firstborn over all creation.
• Firstborn” indicates his dominion over all things.
• The firstborn in Israel had the right to rule.
• Jesus has the right to rule because of his rank over all creation.
• He is the “firstborn” from the dead; this is His resurrection. He was the first to rise from the dead.

 

Prayer :
Dear Lord, help us to acknowledge your greatness, yet you are willing to be our savior. We thank you for your Victory on the cross for our SINs. Bless us. In Jesus Name. Amen.

 

Blessings & Prayers 

Pastor. Bobby Leonard