Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Col 1:15-17
15 Who is the
image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
16 For by him
[Jesus] were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth,
visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or
principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
17 And he is
before all things, and by him all things consist.
The
word “consist” in verse 17 is the Greek word sunistao
which literally is “strengthened; or to constitute” but sounds a bit like our
word sustained. The idea is that Jesus holds things together.
I
have no graphic to show to you this morning but if you Google
the word “laminin” you will see a cellular structure that looks very much like
a cross!
Wikipedia describes Laminins as “a family of proteins
that are an integral part of the structural scaffolding of base membranes in
almost every animal tissue.”
Laminins are what
hold us together…. literally. They are cell
adhesion molecules. They are what holds one cell of our bodies to the next
cell. Without them, we would literally fall apart.
Here we have one of those many astounding examples of
God’s handiwork that fill our world. How amazing to know that the very base of
my structural existence is held together by a cross! (Source:
James Ryle)
Dear
Lord, some days I feel like a basket full of disjointed parts. Thank you for
holding me together, especially in the tough times. AMEN
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