“ALL THINGS HOLD TOGETHER!”

Colossians 1:15-20                              (ESV)

“15 HE is the image of the invisible GOD, the FIRSTBORN of all creation.

16 For BY HIM ALL THINGS WERE CREATED, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities-all things were created through HIM and for HIM.

17 And HE IS before all things, and IN HIM “ALL THINGS HOLD TOGETHER”.

18 And HE is the head of the body, the church. HE IS the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything HE MIGHT BE PREEMINENT.

19 For IN HIM all the FULLNESS OF GOD WAS PLEASED TO DWELL,

20 and through HIM to reconcile to HIMSELF ALL THINGS, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of HIS cross.”

Easter always brings me to a point of recognizing how futile our efforts are to do anything, especially worshipping a HOLY GOD!    We can’t even EXIST without JESUS holding us together.  

Easter always brings out different memes and sayings from most of my friends.  There was one that said “A lot of folks believe that the finest day for mankind was when man set foot on the moon, but my friend the real finest day for mankind was when JESUS stepped out of the tomb!”  That is a good statement, but it doesn’t encapsulate WHO JESUS totally is!  The Scripture above says “BY HIM ALL THINGS WERE CREATED, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities-all things were created through HIM and for HIM.”  Later it says “...HE IS the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything HE MIGHT BE PREEMINENT.  For IN HIM all the FULLNESS OF GOD WAS PLEASED TO DWELL,...”!  IN HIM “ALL THINGS HOLD TOGETHER”!!!

Don’t just limit your worship to one day of the year!  JESUS is our everything and we (or at least I) MUST express that constantly!  Without JESUS, “this world” wouldn’t even have enough order to HOLD TOGETHER!  Because IN HIM “ALL THINGS HOLD TOGETHER”!!!