Holding All Things Together

Colossians 1:17 says that 'in Him all things are held together.'

By Him all things are held together. By Him all things consist. You see, here’s how this plays out in my life. I’ve found that when Jesus gets pushed off the throne in my heart and other things become more important than Him, my life seems to unravel. It begins to spin out of control. Do you know what I mean? I get short tempered. I find myself being dominated by my flesh. I become irritable. There’s a reason for that. The scriptures say that in Him all things hold together. So when I get away from Him or neglect my time with Him, things just start to unravel. But the opposite of that is also true. When I’m in the word and Jesus has the place of priority and preeminence that He ought to have in my life, it doesn’t really matter what’s going on around me, I can be at peace. My whole world could be falling apart at the seems, but if Jesus is center in my life, then it doesn’t matter. He holds me together.

I’ve seen it happen over and over again. I’ve observed Christians going through the hardest trials. I mean really difficult stuff. And in the midst of those trying times, I’ve seen the Lord sustain them and hold them together. That’s not to say that they don’t struggle or experience pain, but in the midst of that pain, their life doesn’t come apart at the seams. The Scriptures say, ‘He will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on Him.’

One more thought on this verse … How does He hold all things together? Hebrews 1:3 says, ‘He upholds all things by the word of His power.’ It’s His word that upholds us. When you’re overwhelmed. When you feel like you’re about to unravel. When life seems to be falling apart, it’s God’s word that comes to you and upholds you. His promises are brought to bear on your life and on your circumstances. This is why it’s so important that we memorize scripture. Because it’s through His word that He upholds all things.

--Daniel