Jesus is Above All

Colossians 1, 15, the Son, that's Jesus Christ.

The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

So Jesus is the image of the invisible God.

We are created in the image, right? But Jesus is the image.

That's the difference.

He's the image of the invisible God.

It means if you want to know what God is like, locate Jesus.

We cannot see God with our eyes, but Jesus came into this world, and through his life, his words, and his actions, he showed us exactly what God is like, the mighty, the compassionate, the gracious, loving, and truthful God.

Jesus made the invisible God visible.

So Paul continues and says, Jesus is the firstborn over all creation.

In Paul's culture, the firstborn had the highest position in the family.

The firstborn represented the father's name, received inheritance, and carried the authority of the family.

You know, I'm the first one of my family.

But to be honest, I always wanted an older sister, right? Because if I can have an older sister, you know, when I look at Hannah and Channing, how she loves Channing, how she looks after Channing, I think, oh, I always hoped I could have a sister, older sister in my life.

And then I realized if I had an older sister, I would not exist under one-child policy.

In that case, leave me alone.

Let me be the firstborn.

Hey, by the way, how many firstborns are here today? Can you raise your hands? Wow! It's good to know we have so many rich and powerful people in the church.

So Paul is saying, you know, Jesus has the highest place.

He has the greatest authority over all creation.

Jesus is above everything and everyone, and nobody is greater than Jesus.