Day 60: Jesus, You Are First
April 20, 2010 by Cath
Filed under Cath's Blog, The Jesus Year
What can we do when a thousand things are tugging us in a thousand different directions? Focus on the One – Jesus – He is First. The theological term God gives us is “supremacy” or “pre-eminence” meaning “first place”. Jesus has first place in everything. Paul tells us in Colossians 1:17-18 that He is before all things, in him all things hold together, and in everything he has “supremacy.” No wonder the author of Hebrews tells us that when we run with perseverance the race marked out for us, we need to “fix our eyes on Jesus.” Focus on the One who has first place in everything. He will take you across the finish line. He’s already there and is the One who overcomes everything. So today, as we go about our day, let us fix our eyes on the One and Only, who is full of grace and truth (John 1:14).
My Response: Lord Jesus, remind me today of Your supremacy, and help me have a single eye, fixed only on You. I commit (roll on to You) all the other thousands of things, and trust You to carry out Your plans and purposes in my life. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
This reminds me of one of my favorite passages found in Isaiah 48:12. This is one I like to personalize by putting my name in it.
Listen to me, Diana, whom I have called. I Am He; I am the first and I am the last…”
It reminds me that He is the First AND Last And He called me. Imagine, the One Who IS FIRST AND LAST; the Alpha and Omega called us. Wonderful!
Thank you for your encouraging words today, Catherine.
Love, Diana