Biggest, best, greatest, better, supreme, the ultimate, all of these describe the quality of something that has risen above all. Standing alone at the top of whatever category you might seek to compare is that which is superior. Below it are the things which may be good, which may be powerful, but ultimately fall short. The Colossian church needed a reminder. They needed to be reminded of the place in which Jesus resided.   

When people get confused about Jesus one of the first places is often His place in the universe. For instance, those who don’t know Him think of Him as a tragic figure who was a good teacher killed for being a revolutionary or moralist in an amoral time of history. But the funny thing is that some who do know him make similar mistakes. They begin to elevate other things above Him. 

For instance I have seen and interacted with people who made Sabbath greater than Jesus. Oh they wouldn’t have ever admitted that they were but their action and attitudes spoke way louder than their official statements on the matter. Anytime a doctrine, an organizational scheme, or tradition, becomes so significant that the gospel is in some way compromised we know there is a problem. Still others who know Him, who would agree that He is supreme, yet act in ways that betray their knowledge. In their minds Jesus is supreme but in their lives, not so much. He is constantly put on the back burner, second over self.

This week we will look at Colossians 1:15-23 and be reminded of the supremacy of Christ. Take the opportunity today to read the passage and consider, are you living into the reality of the supremacy of Christ and all that that means?

See you at church.

Pastor Chris