COLOSSIANS 1:16-17

For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

TO PONDER

Do you recall the hymn, All things bright and beautiful? A lovely hymn that lists a bunch of stuff God created. Here’s a couple of verses:

(chorus) All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small

All things wise and wonderful, the Lord God made them all

Each little flower that opens, each little bird that sings

He made their glowing colours, He made their tiny wings (chorus) 

The purple headed mountains, the rivers running by

The sunset and the morning, that brightens up the sky (chorus) 

And our verse mentions that in God, all things hold together. God is the glue. God is the adhesive that holds all things together…but only if you’re ‘in’ him. Someone re-wrote the above hymn, mentioning all the harsh things in life, and telling us that God made them as well! But that writer was not ‘in’ God. They did not know the unconditional love God provides, the sacrifice God made, and the promise that He will be with us always.   

PRAYER: Maker of all, thank you for keeping our world together. Thank you for blessings us with all the amazing things you’ve created for us to enjoy. Give us wisdom to discern that which is not from you. Amen   

Today's devotion written by Mark Simpfendorfer, LifeWay Epping