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A Glory Seed Devotional
The Supremacy of Jesus…
Christ is Supreme…
“Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see— such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him. He existed before anything else, and he holds all creation together. Christ is also the head of the church, which is his body. He is the beginning, supreme over all who rise from the dead. So he is first in everything. For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, and through him God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Christ’s blood on the cross.” (Colossians 1:15–20, NLT)
The LORD’s Chosen Servant…
“Look at my servant, whom I strengthen. He is my chosen one, who pleases me. I have put my Spirit upon him. He will bring justice to the nations. He will not shout or raise his voice in public. He will not crush the weakest reed or put out a flickering candle. He will bring justice to all who have been wronged.” (Isaiah 42:1–3, NLT)
The Supremacy of Jesus at least for me is not wrapped up in his Grandeur as the “visible image of the invisible God,” nor because “through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth.” For me Jesus’ Supremacy is wrapped up in his ability to “not crush the weakest reed or put out a flickering candle.” It is during the times when my life has been bent and nearly broken when Jesus has lovingly and delicately held me upright with the Holy Spirit. When the winds of life have nearly blown out the flickering flames of hope but through the Holy Spirit God’s breath gave new life to the flames of hope. It has been through those times when Jesus has become a living witness to a loving, caring, compassionate, and forgiving God each and every one of us needs every day of our lives.
The Jesus of Colossians 1:15–20 is real to me because the Jesus Isaiah 42:1–3 first blessed my life and opened the eyes of my heart to the Grandeur of Jesus as the “visible image of the invisible God,” and “through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth”
There are times when in order to experience the God of the heavens we first need to experience Jesus in our hearts.
Grace and PEACE!
Believe it! Experience it!
Gary
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“He will not crush the weakest reed or put out a flickering candle. He will bring justice to all who have been wronged.” (Isaiah 42:3, NLT
)“He will not crush the weakest reed or put out a flickering candle. He will bring justice to all who have been wronged.” (Isaiah 42:3, NLT
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