Giving Christ the Preeminence in our Love by Maintaining our First Love for the Lord

But I have one thing against you, that you have left your first love. Rev. 2:4

For Christ to be have preeminence in us and for Him to have the first place in our personal universe, Christ should have the preeminence in our love (Rev. 2:4). Actually, whenever we do not have a fervent, burning love for the Lord, we enter into … [Continue reading]

Christ should have the Preeminence in our Personal Universe: give Him the First Place!

Who is the image of the invisible God, the Firstborn of all creation. Col. 1:15

According to God, Christ occupies the first place in both the old creation and the new creation; Christ should have the preeminence in our personal universe, and we should give Him the first place in all things. What a wonderful, all-inclusive, … [Continue reading]

Christ is the Preeminent One in the Triune Godhead and in God’s Exaltation of Him

For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily. Col. 2:9

Christ has the first place in God's economy; Christ is preeminent in God's economy, for everything God wants to do is related to Christ and is focused on Christ. Oh, what a Christ we have! Do we see such a Christ? Do we enjoy such a Christ? The … [Continue reading]

God’s Intention in His Administration is to Give Christ the Preeminence in All Things

God’s intention in His administration is to give Christ the preeminence in all things, to cause Christ to have the first place in everything (Col. 1:15, 18).

God's intention in His administration is to give Christ the preeminence in all things, that is, to cause Christ to have the first place in everything (see Col. 1:15, 18). In Colossians Paul writes concerning this principle of Christ being … [Continue reading]

Enjoying and Absorbing Christ as the All-inclusive Good Land in whom we’re Rooted

Having been rooted and being built up in Him, and being established in the faith even as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. Col. 2:7

Seeing that we have been rooted in Christ, we must take time to enjoy the Lord as the all-inclusive land so that the elements of Christ as the rich soil may be absorbed into us - as we are absorbing Christ - for us to be made full in our experience. … [Continue reading]

In Christ as the Soil are all the Riches we need to Grow in Life: Let us Absorb Him!

Colossians 2:8-15 presents a full description and definition of Christ as the soil in which we do not lack anything; as we take time to absorb Him as the all-inclusive land, the facts in these verses become our experience.

We have been rooted into Christ as the soil and in Him we have been made full; we simply need to take time to absorb Him as the all-inclusive land, and He will supply us, work in us, and carry out God's purpose in us. In Col. 2:6-7 Paul tells us … [Continue reading]

Taking time to Absorb Christ as the Rich Soil, the Living land, in whom we’re Rooted

He is like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. He does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit. Jer. 17:8

Christ is the good land, we have been rooted in Him, and we can walk in Christ as our living land and take time to absorb Christ as our rich soil so that we may grow with the elements we absorb from the soil (Col. 2:6-7). Hallelujah, as believers in … [Continue reading]