Colossians 1
Prominent or Preeminent?
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Thursday, December 3.
This morning, I want to introduce you to a big word we rarely use: preeminent.
Listen to Paul use this word in Colossians 1:15-20, “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.”
In other translations, “preeminent” is replaced by, “first place in everything” and “supremacy.”
In other words, to be preeminent means that God wins in all things and His ways rule the world.
Is Jesus prominent in a few areas of your life or preeminent over your life? Another way to ask that question is: Do you want to be a fan or a follower of Jesus?
There is a chasm between the two. One leads to rest and the other to frustration. One is under grace and the other is under the law.
Jesus always has been and always will be preeminent. The question is to what extent you acknowledge that and live according to what you say you believe.
Seize the moment and fully surrender to Jesus’ preeminence.
If you would like to receive a personal phone call today, all you have to do is dial the phone number below right now and one of us will call you soon.