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"He is before all things, and by Him all things hold together."
(Colossians 1:18, CSB)
Yesterday we looked at a familiar verse and discussed trusting in God even when it is hard, easy, or anywhere in between. Today, let's look at a verse that gives me a lot of peace in knowing why I can trust God in every circumstance.
Colossians 1:18 says, "He is before all things, and by Him all things hold together." The context is, Paul is basically giving Jesus' resume in Colossians 1:15-23. This is a very Christological passage of scripture which declares the supremacy and excellence of Jesus. Within this passage, we find this theological truth that Jesus is before all things and He holds all things together.
Think about this truth in the context of trusting in God. When we trust in God in the hard times, easy times, and everything in between, we can know that God has gone before us and that He holds all things together.
In this life, we are not walking on unpaved roads.
We are not wandering through an unknown house with all the lights off.
We are not driving in a strange land with no GPS.
We are not hiking in the middle of nowhere with no compass.
No, if Jesus is before all things and is holding all things together, we are walking on roads that He has already paved. We are touring a house that the Lord has built and illuminated. We are driving with a GPS that He has programmed. We are hiking on His path, heading in the direction that He has clearly put in front of us.
You see, with God going before us and holding it all together, we have to trust Him that what He has prepared for us is going to be the right thing for us, and most importantly, it will all be for His glory. We can know that even the hardest times in life are not wasted times because God has meant for us to go through them.
Now, this is not to say we will not experience grief, anger, doubt, questioning, and other hard emotions. If you read yesterday's devo, you know that Kyndall and I are in the process of hard emotions and wanting to know when the childless days will be over; however, we know that God has gone before us, and we can know and trust that if the childless days are here right now, then that is what we are supposed to be trusting God through.
Would Kyndall and I choose this childless time? Honestly, no.
Are Kyndall and I trusting God through this? With our best ability and our best patience, yes. (There have for sure been some not very patient days, though. We haven't figured this all out.)
What can you cling to in hard times? God, who has gone before you and is holding it all together. He is worthy of our trust; He has been faithful in the past, and He will be faithful in the future!
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