Reflecting God – Embrace Holy Living - WordAction - The Foundry Publishing House of Kansas City, Missouri, United States - The Global Church of the Nazarene for Saturday, 16 September 2017 "Son of God: Co-Creator" by Norayr Hajian - Colossians 1:15-23Colossians 1:15 He is the visible image of the invisible God. He is supreme over all creation, 16 because in connection with him were created all things — in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, lordships, rulers or authorities — they have all been created through him and for him. 17 He existed before all things, and he holds everything together.
18 Also he is head of the Body, the Messianic Community — he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might hold first place in everything. 19 For it pleased God to have his full being live in his Son 20 and through his Son to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace through him, through having his Son shed his blood by being executed on a stake.
21 In other words, you, who at one time were separated from God and had a hostile attitude towards him because of your wicked deeds, 22 he has now reconciled in the Son’s physical body through his death; in order to present you holy and without defect or reproach before himself — 23 provided, of course, that you continue in your trusting, grounded and steady, and don’t let yourselves be moved away from the hope offered in the Good News you heard.
This is the Good News that has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven; and I, Sha’ul, have become a servant of it.
-------Recently I purchased a gas trimmer to keep the abundance of weeds in check. Inside the box were various parts that needed to be assembled, along with diagrams of where to put the oil and what kind of fuel to use. Also included were very specific instructions on what needed to be done, and in what order, to start the little engine. Following the instructions carefully, the trimmer started perfectly.
Sometimes we don’t like to bother with the instructions. We operate by the principle, “If all else fails, read the instructions.” Perhaps we think we know better than the one who produced the item in question. In reality, the one who produced something will likely know best how that thing operates. Thus, we turn to the operator’s manual.
Colossians makes it very clear that Jesus is the creator of all things, including you and me. He created us and therefore He will know best how we need to live our lives in order to keep things running well. He has given us the instruction book of life–it is called the Bible.
Don’t wait until all else fails. Check the owner’s manual. It will never let you down.
Hymn for Today:
"Praise the Lord! Ye Heavens Adore Him" from The Founding Hospital Collection, 1796
1. Praise the Lord! Ye heavens, adore him;
praise him, angels, in the height;
sun and moon, rejoice before him,
praise him, all ye stars and light.
Praise the Lord! for he hath spoken;
worlds his mighty voice obeyed:
laws, which never shall be broken,
for their guidance he hath made.
2. Praise the Lord! for he is glorious;
never shall his promise fail:
God hath made his saints victorious;
sin and death shall not prevail.
Praise the God of our salvation;
hosts on high, his power proclaim;
heaven and earth and all creation,
laud and magnify his name!
Thought for Today:
because in connection with him were created all things — in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, lordships, rulers or authorities — they have all been created through him and for him.(Colossians 1:16).
Please pray:
That many people in El Salvador will come to know Yeshua the Messiah and be filled with the fullness of the Ruach HaKodesh.
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