All Things Consist

And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. 

Colossians 1:17 

Christ holds all things together. The word ‘consist’ as we see it carries with it the idea of standing together or as we might put it, hang together. Hebrews puts the idea similarly by saying that Christ, ‘upholds in all things by the word of His power.’ Thus what we observe in earth and in the universe exists and continues as it does because Christ holds it together by the power of His word. If we understand this, we begin to comprehend the importance of Christ. The passage before us has spoken of Him as having a kingdom, as having effected redemption, as being all there is to see of God, as being the sole inheritor of all that is God’s, as having created all things, and as being from eternity. Add to that the declaration of our text that in Him or by Him all things consist and we have a summary picture of the most important Person in heaven, earth, or hell. We cannot make too much of this One by Whom all things hang together. When we look to the stars we see the upholding power of Christ. When we see the world around us as it continues in its’ various cycles we behold the power of Christ. When we awaken every morning with a measure of health and strength we experience the upholding power of Christ. By Him all things consist.  

Our Glorious, Almighty God, 
we rejoice that You are all-powerful. 
We praise You that You cause all things to continue 
in their order. 

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning