All Things

For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions of principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 

Colossians 1:16 

Christ is the Creator of all that is. This is a continuation of yesterday’s topic.  Our text declares, ‘by Him all things were created,’ and goes on to delineate them. These are all the things ‘that are in heaven and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers.’ If we understand the implications of this statement, it will significantly alter our view of the world and all who are in it. It will remove from our mind all ideas of fate or coincidences. Even our view of the hardest of situations becomes clearer and wiser if we recognize the First Cause, Who has created all the second causes. So much of what occurs in this scene of time is incomprehensible to us. Often our only consolation is that Christ has created all that is and controls all that occurs. We do not see all He sees or know what He knows. Our plans are not His plans. We trust Him even when we cannot understand what He is doing. When we look to Christ, we see our Creator, our Savior, and our Upholder, Who has created all things and is the One for Whom they were created. 

Our Glorious, Sovereign God, 
we rejoice that all that is, is of You. 
We praise You that You are the First Cause, 
behind all the second causes.