Colossians: 12 Reasons to Adore Christ

The first dictionary meaning of the word "adore" is "to worship as God or as a god." We certainly adore Jesus Christ. If we were to list the reasons, I'm sure we could come up with a bunch. Here's a list Paul gave us in Colossians 1:13-20:

1. He is the KING. God "rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son."

2. He is the REDEEMER. "in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins"

3. He is GOD. "He is the image of the invisible God"

4. He is RULER. "the firstborn over all creation"

5. He is the CREATOR. "For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities--all things have been created through Him and for Him."

6. He is ETERNAL. "He is before all things."

7. He is the SUSTAINER. "in Him all things hold together"

8. He is HEAD. "He is also head of the body, the church"

9. He is RESURRECTED. "He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead..."

10. He is PREEMINENT. "...so that He Himself will come to have first place in everything"

11. He is the FULLNESS OF GOD. "For it was the Father's good pleasure for all the fullness to dwell in Him"

12. He is the PEACEMAKER. "through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, having made peace through the blood of His cross; through Him, I say, whether things on earth or things in heaven."

We sing the song, "Jesus is all the world to me, my life, my joy, my all..." Amen!

God bless,
Nathan

Tomorrow's Reading: Romans 1-5