“For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him.” Colossians 1:16
All things visible and invisible was created by Him. Can we imagine that any thrones, dominions, principalities, and powers were created by Him and for Him. It pleased the Father God that all fullness be in the Lord Jesus Christ. We must believe that through the resurrection power, God has provided the way towards peace and reconciliation. The apostle Paul was giving those in Colosse the good news about Christ’s pre-eminence. Do we have abundant life in Christ Jesus? The answer is yes. What is your position in Christ?
We must know our position in Christ. Through Christ we are delivered from the power of darkness. He has translated us into the kingdom of His dear Son [see Colossians 1:13]. How wonderful this is, to be moved from one place to another in Christ. This is what translated means. When we believe in Christ death and resurrection, we have been moved to another place into the kingdom of the Son of God. We are raised up together with Him and He has made us to sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus [see Ephesians 2:6].
Our position has changed when we believed in Jesus as the son of God.
“And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.” Colossians 1:18
Christ is the head of the body. It is through Christ that we become the head and not the tail through the obedience of the word of God. Christ is the standard to a higher status, for all things was created by Him and for Him. Christ is the mystery of God because of the redemption and reconciliation for all humanity. Christ is the wisdom of God. All Christians have the spirit of Christ within them, and this is the hope of their glory.
Once we were alienated and enemies in our mind to do wicked works, but now we have been reconciled through Christ [see Colossians 1:21]. Through faith we walk in Christ and not in the way of the wicked. Anything that would take us away from Christ must be taken to the cross of Christ in prayer and renounced. Give up, refused, and resigned to have any connection with any form of evil. Be cleansed from all forms of wickedness.
We must believe this is so, in the name of Jesus. We may struggle with this for a time, but victory is in Jesus as we yield our bodies to the Lord and our mind from thinking evil things. Cleansed from evil in that we may be presented to God through the blood of Christ as unblameable.
“In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:” Colossians 1:22
We are to continue in faith knowing that we belong to Christ instead of this world. We should be grounded and settled in the hope of the gospel of Christ. That all things belong to Christ. That we are knitted together through His love and given the assurances of understanding that He will work out for good every aspect of our life. Every day we can see the glory of God in our lives. Christ has given us a new position, and our prayers should reflect that position we have in Christ. Remember every day we are victorious for all thrones, dominions, principalities, or powers are in God’s hand.