He’s Got This

Colossians 1:17 (NIV)
‘17He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.’

What a value statement, what we do first is really a statement of what is most urgent pressing or valuable. In life we can so easily allow the urgent to displace the important, we want more time with our kids, our spouse, our motorbike; but the responsibilities of life demand our attention.

This can become true with our relationship with Jesus. I am challenged by the title of Bill Hybles’ book ‘Too busy not to pray’. Busyness is the number one excuse we would use regarding time in prayer / or not in prayer. I think we all at times can identify with Martha in Luke 10:41 who was encouraged by Jesus to stress less and to rest in Him more.

Yet in Colossians 1:17 we read “in Him all things hold together.” Jesus is saying to us ‘I’ve got this’.

Today my prayer and resolve is to look to Him, rest in Him, celebrate Him. He was before the challenges, the victories, the losses, the current season; and he will be there when the season changes.

‘In Him all things hold together.’ Keep Jesus in the centre of your focus and your world. He was there in the beginning, he will be there in the end. – He’s got this.

have a blessed day

Geoff