Daily Devotional | Christ at Creation

Many people may not realize that Jesus was present at Creation. In his letter to the Colossians, Paul describes Christ as the “firstborn over all creation” (Col. 1:15). This title doesn’t mean that Jesus was the first to be created, but it emphasizes His authority over all that has been created. Jesus was the creator of all things, seen and unseen: “For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible… all things have been created through him and for him” (Col. 1:16).

Our understanding of how the world came to be is taken directly from Scripture. God created everything in the universe and beyond out of nothing. “By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible” (Heb. 11:3). In Genesis 1 God says, “Let there be…” And it came to be.

Paul makes two things very clear in verse 16. First, he tells us Who created all things. And second, he tells us why it was done—the purpose of Creation, that “all things have been created through him and for him” (v. 16). We must not overlook those last two words: “for him.” In Psalm 24:1 David says, “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it.” As our Creator, God reserves the right and authority to have supremacy in our lives. He will not allow us to live any way we want, without accountability.

Since Jesus is our Creator, Paul says in verse 17, “And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.” We do all things to the glory of God (1 Cor. 10:31).