SCRIPTURE: Colossians 1:16 (TM) – larger reading Colossians 1:15-23
For everything,
absolutely everything, above and below, visible and invisible, rank after rank
after rank of angels - everything got started in him and finds its purpose in
him.
STORY:
“The strange thing
about Jesus,” said a Japanese student, “is that you can never get away from
him.”
OBSERVATION:
Many things demand
to be central in our lives – money, career, security, family, home, cars,
friends, leisure, hobbies, etc. These require time and energy… and precious
resources. And here is the kicker: There is nothing wrong with any of these
things – nothing, absolutely nothing – if placed in proper place on our
priority list.
Addictive behavior
requires each of us to “feed” the addiction. Breaking that craving is tough at
best. The addiction, whatever it might be, brings about a physical and/or
emotional response that is very satisfying, but it becomes a negative force
because it robs us of our true personhood.
Paul, writing to the
church, speaks of the reality of Christ in the same way we might speak of
addictions. But, instead of robbing us of our true personhood, he defines and
gives our personhood purpose and direction.
Instead of aimlessly
wandering through life looking for our next “fix” we are shaped and molded into
a new reality – God’s reality – God’s divine purpose finds a home in us.
That list of central
things in our lives pales next to Christ. God through Christ can actually make
everything on that precious list has a good purpose in us. And so, here we are,
facing another day, facing what will define us, shape us, mold us, make us,
lift us up, direct us. It is our choice.
PRAYER:
God, as the day
starts may we give ourselves more completely over to you and find our purpose
in you.
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