The Supremacy of Christ

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.
(Colossians 1:15-20 ESV)

Thursday, September 18, 2008

A Perfect World

"Now our knowledge is partial and incomplete, and even the gift of prophecy reveals only part of the whole picture! But when full understanding comes, these partial things will become useless. When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child. But when I grew up, I put away childish things. Now we see things imperfectly as in a cloudy mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God now knows me completely."
-- 1 Corinthians 13:9-12

We are still like little children, knowing so little of God's work, grumbling and complaining when things don't go our way, struggling to keep up with doing what's right, trampling through mud in an imperfect world. But one day, we will understand completely, there will be no more confusion and complaints, and we will walk on streets of transparent gold in a perfect world (Rev. 21:21).
Posted by Michael Chen at 6:22 PM
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