Colossians 1:16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him.

Thoughts on today's verse:

When we think about Jesus Christ, we often think about his work on the cross, and rightfully so, for it was an incredible work that Christ accomplished. One of the things that makes it even more amazing is the fact that Christ was not merely a man on cross like the men on his right and on his left - He was and is, the creator of all things! Our verse today says that everything that exists was created by Christ!

John says something similar in the Gospel that bears his name: "All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made." - John 1:3

Paul, through the Spirit, expounds upon that idea and demonstrates some of the things that fall under the purview of Christ's creative work: all that is in heaven, all that is on the earth; all the visible aspects of creation that you can possibly think of. Let's stop for a moment and consider the fact that not too long ago NASA received an image from one of its sattellites that was pointed towards the blackest spot that they could find in space, that took a several month long exposure shot. What came back was mind boggling. What appeared to be nothing at first actually contained thousands of galaxies with millions and billions more stars and countless planets! What is even more amazing is that before NASA discovered those, Christ already knew about them for he created them!

But the Scriptures don't stop there - they say that He also created what was invisible, namely thrones, dominions, principalities, and powers. This should be a great comfort to us as we recognize that powers are indeed put in place by God, and have been especially created for a purpose within this creation. But what's more, they do not simply run amuck, according to their own whim; they are constantly under the watchful eye of Christ and will one day give an account for their use of this position that He created!

Finally, we recognize not only the agent in creation - Christ, but also the purpose of Creation - that it was made for Him! You and I are a part of creation, and the Scriptures say that all of Creation was made for Christ! It was not made for us, but for Him.