Colossians - The Invisible Becomes Visible (Daily Devotional)

Greetings and welcome to Living Supernaturally. Thank you so much for giving us an opportunity to come your way, spend a few moments in God’s word and in prayer. This week, we will be looking at the epistle of Colossians and gaining insights from it. Today, we will look at the invisible becoming visible. Colossians chapter 1, verses 15 through 17, ‘The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.’ If God is some one we trust to guard us, provide for us and keep us healthy and wise, the Colossian people had no shortage of gods. In their culture, there was a god for almost everything and anything. Look at television commercials, internet ads, highway billboards and magazine spreads and they will tempt you to depend on money, right outfit, gambling and much more. Sometimes, our only prayer is, may the God of heaven help us, but the good news is He has helped us. Paul taught clearly that Jesus, the Son of God is the visible image of the invisible God. He is the author of all creation, the Lord of Lords and King of Kings. He is before all things and in Him, all things hold together. The fullness of God is in Him. Jesus made peace between God and humanity through His blood, sacrificed on the cross for the world that God had so loved from the beginning of time. Paul begins this letter by addressing the church, giving thanks for the Colossian believers’ faith and love and informs them of the regular time of him praying for them. Paul thanks the Lord in this prayer for the Colossian believers because God has taken these people from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of His beloved Son, Jesus. Paul gives a magnificent explanation of various characteristics of Jesus Christ including that Christ is the image of the invisible God. This image concept appears multiple times throughout scripture. When God created humanity, He created them in His own image. The religious leaders of the day tried to trap Jesus in His words. They asked Jesus if we should pay taxes in tribute to Caeser. If Jesus said, yes, it would seem disloyal to God, if he had said no, then He would be in direct opposition to the governing nation. Jesus wisely responded by asking for a Roman coin/ currency of the day. As the religious leaders give Him one, He asked them, whose image do you see on it and whose inscription? The image on the coin was that of Caeser, a representation of Caeser himself. Jesus then concludes that the people of Israel should give the tax to Caeser and give to God what belongs to God, that was their own lives. As the coin was stamped with the image of the power, so is humanity stamped by the image of its owner, that is God. Jesus is not the only perfect image or representation of God but He is God as well. Jesus is both the perfect image bearer and God Himself. The Son being the image of the invisible God, makes visible the one who is by nature invisible. The Son’s power, wisdom and goodness fully and accurately revealed the characteristics and perfection of God.

Let us pray, Father, we want to thank you for teaching us from your word that you are the image of the invisible God and you made yourself known to us, you died on the cross for us, we thank you for your sacrifice and thank you that you took us from this place of darkness and put us into your marvelous light. Help us to walk in that identity, in Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.

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