Colossians 1:15-20
The Supremacy of the Son of God
15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. 17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. 19 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.
Jesus is the Image of the Invisible God, the firstborn over all creation...For in Jesus all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created and made through Him and for Him...He is before all things, and in Him all things come together and are held together...And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything He might have the Supremacy...For God was pleased to have all His Fullness dwell in Him, and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through His blood, shed on the cross...God made the decision to choose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong...God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before Him...It is because of God that we are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption...Therefore, as it is written: “Let the one who boasts boast in the LORD.”...Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled...Whenever we want and need Jesus certainly we have all we want and need, when we find Him...
English Puritan Presbyterian minister and author John Flavel wrote “He embraces all things that are lovely: He seals up the sum of all loveliness...Things that shine as single stars with a particular glory, all meet in Christ as a glorious constellation...Col. 1:19, "It pleased the Father that in Him should all fullness dwell."...Cast your eyes among all created beings, survey the universe: you will observe strength in one, beauty in a second, faithfulness in a third, wisdom in a fourth; but you shall find none excelling in them all as Christ does...Bread has one quality, water another, raiment another, medicine another; but none has them all in itself as Christ does...He is bread to the hungry, water to the thirsty, a garment to the naked, healing to the wounded; and whatever a soul can desire is found in Him, 1 Cor. 1:30.”...