"He is the
image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation."
– Colossians
1:15
Exposition:
Everybody likes to know what
does God look like. There are countless numbers of idols which are meant to
represent God. When we think about a person, it is the image of that person
either in print, memory, or imagination that we recognise that person’s
identity. Has anybody seen God? Nobody has ever seen God in His full glory and
lived. The sun is a heavenly created glorious object, we dare not look at it
with our naked eyes; its creator, God must be far glorious.
When we think about abstract
things like love or pain, we know what they look like but differently.
Similarly, God is spirit, and even if we haven't seen with our naked eyes, we
know what God looks like. First, we are created in His image. Second, His
Spirit lives within believers. Here, in this verse, we see the third, Jesus is
the exact representation of God in personal (bodily) form. Whoever has seen
Jesus has seen God (John 14:9).
Jesus is not merely a man
representing God, He is God in bodily form. A mere man is created in God's
image, but in Jesus dwells the fullness of God. Furthermore, the word
"firstborn" actually means pre-eminence in this context. Apostle Paul
is saying that Jesus is above and before all creation because He is the creator,
He wasn't created. In this, we see the deity of Jesus clearly that He is God in
visible form. And we know what Jesus looks like from the pages of the
Scripture.
Personal Reflection:
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O what an amazing grace that my glorious Creator had laid
aside His glory to come to earth in a bodily form that I may know Him and enjoy
Him in His kingdom!
Personal Commitment:
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My life is for Him, living for His glory, to please Him,
to know Him and cherish Him evermore, and to delight in the cause of His fame.
Prayer:
Glorious, Holy, and Invisible
God, You are the Creator, Sustainer, and Perfecter of my life. I thank You for Your
marvellous Grace, Amen!