Saturday, Third Week of Advent 2009
We look at this Son and see the God who cannot be seen. We look at this Son and see God's original purpose in everything created. 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. He was there before any of it came into existence and holds it all together right up to this moment. And when it comes to the church, he organizes and holds it together, like a head does a body.
He was supreme in the beginning and—leading the resurrection parade—he is supreme in the end. From beginning to end he's there, towering far above everything, everyone. So spacious is he, so roomy, that everything of God finds its proper place in him without crowding. Not only that, but all the broken and dislocated pieces of the universe—people and things, animals and atoms—get properly fixed and fit together in vibrant harmonies, all because of his death, his blood that poured down from the cross.
–Colossians 1:15-20 (The Message)
Jesus Christ is the creator and sustainer of the universe. He spoke the worlds into existence and He speaks still. This is why we view ourselves as the temple of the Holy Spirit – we are His creation and we should care for His creation. This is why we claim people from every tongue and tribe as our brothers and sisters, treating them with dignity – they are His creation and we should care for His creation. This is why we strive to keep our water and soil and air pure and clean, polluting as little as possible – it is His creation and we should care for His creation.
Remember, He is the sustainer of the universe, but in all things He has given us a part. We are asked to participate in His redemptive work in all of His creation.
“Father, we are Your children and we love You. We want to be obedient in all things. We want You to be at home in our hearts and lives. We want to care for all of Your creation as You care for us. Amen”
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