“HE MIGHT BE PREEMINENT!”

 Colossians 1:15-20

The Preeminence of Christ

[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.

“This world” can get so hectic and seemingly out-of-control that fear and doubt grip the minds of even the children of GOD, even though HIS WORD tells us that HE IS IN CONTROL!  The word PREEMINENT is defined by a dictionary as “high importance; superiority”!  These verses plainly explains that JESUS is PREEMINENT over ALL THINGS, not just the major tasks of our lives.  

“The enemy”, the “great deceiver”, a “liar from the beginning” (John 8:44) is seeking whom he may devour (1 Peter 5:8) in an effort to draw glory to himself and away from JESUS.  The war has already been won and we have no need to FEAR, but when we take our EYES off of JESUS it can be awfully easy to let the deception from “the enemy” overtake us.  That is why we are instructed many places in Scripture to KEEP OUR MINDS SET ON CHRIST and not on the things of “this world!  

Keep in mind that “HE MIGHT BE PREEMINENT” is SUPERIOR over satan and his minions.  The blood of JESUS covers a multitude of sins, even fear and doubt!  So why would we want to question the WORD OF THE PREEMINENT ONE?  HE CREATED ALL THINGS and will work ALL THINGS to display that “HE MIGHT BE PREEMINENT”!!!