There is No Other One

I have been studying the supremacy of Jesus. I don't think we really grasp who He is.

Colossians 1:15
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. 17He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

Yes, we trinitarians deal with it all in as the second person of the trinity. Part of the Godhead. Sort of God in man clothes.

But the writers of the new testament knew him. Knew who He is. He is GOD. He created all things. He is the one who holds everything together by the power of his word. You or I take one more breath because He allows it. He is the Man on the Throne. Everything that is GOD dwells and dwelt fully in him.

Hebrews 1:2
but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom he made the universe. 3The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.

I think the anemia in the Church is we are too abstract in our Worship. We worship GOD. That's good. But lots of entities claim to be God, or as Harry Hein said yesterday, THE MAN UPSTAIRS. (Some people are living on a lower floor). Or cows. OR Allah. Or Krishna.

When we put a name to it all, Jesus the anointed one and the anointing he carries, (Christ) that becomes something else.

I just thought you would want to know what I am thinking about right now. Jesus is true GOD and (lower case) true man. He is all God. That means this is true of Jesus too:

Romans 11:33-36

33Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God!
How unsearchable his judgments,
and his paths beyond tracing out!
34"Who has known the mind of the Lord?
Or who has been his counselor?"
35"Who has ever given to God,
that God should repay him?"
36For from him and through him and to him are all things.
To him be the glory forever! Amen.

My encouragement is next time you sing a hymn or Chorus with the name of God in it, Praise God from whom all blessings flow, or a Mighty Fortress is our God, or Mighty is our God, Mighty is our King.

Just for kicks, put the name Jesus in the place of the word God. See if that doesn't become a little uncomfortable. See if assigning what the Writers of the New Testament assigned to him isn't just a little more focused and intimate than you thought it would be.

Jesus is God, the fullness of the Godhead. God is Jesus. Holy Spirit is God. God is Holy Spirit. Jesus is Holy Spirit. Etc.

They are all one. If you figure out how that works, drop me a line. I just want to remind my few precious readers of the Supremacy of Christ. There is no OTHER ONE but YOU Oh Lord.