Who Holds Us Together?

I pray everyone has a great day today knowing the joy we have in our Lord and Savior.    Please be careful as you are out and about and stay safe.  Remember to show others the beauty of Jesus in you!

 Who Holds Us Together

 We’ve all heard that phrase before right?  She (or he) is the one who holds the family together.  That person is the one everyone depends on to help out – or to listen when we need to vent.  They keep the lines of communication open between the other members of the family and they also keep the peace in the family.

Sometimes there is more than one individual the family group depends on.  Maybe one is the communicator – and the peacekeeper.  Maybe another is the one who listens – or who jumps in and volunteers to keep things going in our homes when we cannot do that for ourselves. 

These are people who have a huge impact on our lives.  I admire and respect people like this.  They truly have a lot of love for their families and are almost always strong people. 

I read a devotional from another site today and the lady who wrote it, Deanna Mills Brooks cited a scripture that jumped out at me!  I instantly fell in love with it.  Yes, I’ve read this passage before, but it hit me in a new way today. 

Read Colossians 1:16-17 with me: “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 there it is!  In Him all things hold together!  In Jesus all things hold together.  God’s Son was involved in the creation – everywhere.  We – are included in this!  We are part of all things!    

Christ is the head of the church- the family of God.  He purchased it with His blood.  Naturally, He is all the descriptions listed above.  Christ holds His family together.  We can depend on Him.  He will never ever let us down. 

Jesus will listen.  He wants to listen.  He said, “Come unto me all you who labor and are heavy laden.”  He is our helper.  He keeps the lines of communication between us and God because He is our mediator.  Through His death, there is peace between Christians and the Heavenly Father. 

Jesus is the one who keeps things going when we can’t do that for ourselves.  It is through His strength we are able to survive the worst times in our lives and it is through His power we enjoy all the best times of our lives. 

Jesus Christ should be the One who has the biggest impact on our lives.  He changes our lives.  As the Son of God who died for us, He is the One we should admire and respect above anyone and everyone.  And who loves us more than Christ does? 

In Jesus “all things hold together.”  That is wonderful and I am so thankful!!

Christ above all things – Robin