The World & Your Redemption is Held Together in Jesus—Colossians 1:17
“He is before all things, and in him all things hold together” (Colossians 1:17)
If ever there was a verse to bring encouragement this would be it. These words give so much insight into God’s nature and character that it is one of the verses that makes my heart happy every time I read it! Why? Because hope lives here.
The World Was Spoken Into Existence
John records, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made” (John 1:1-3). Jesus was the person who brought about creation. God spoke creation, Jesus performed creation. So in this, John reveals that the Word spoken by God was Jesus. His words instructing for light, expanse to separate the waters from dry ground, vegetation, etc., all came into being by the Word released. The Word released was Jesus. He was the creative element in the creation process.
Because Jesus created everything it also makes sense that Jesus holds the universe and everything in it in place. “He is before all things, and in him all things hold together” (Colossians 1:17). In other words, the world consists, coheres and is held together in Him.