Martha Olawale

“And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.” Colossians 1:18

If I can believe in the law of seed time and harvest time and the law of the breaking of the dawn, then I believe in the preeminence of the Lordship of Christ. If I truly trust the emotional bond I share with my husband, mother, and father and the selfless love I pour on my children, I can, without any doubt, attribute that nature to God in me. He is the Head of all and begins and ends all things.

The royalty of the Lord Jesus binds the fabric through which the world stands and eternity exits.  John 1:3 says, “All things were made by Him, and without Him was nothing made that was made.” His glory speaks through the ages, and His reign covers the start and end of the universe.

To argue that humanity is sustained by self-reliance is devoid of truth, and to believe that Jesus is Lord sets us on the path of eternal life. It dissipates the fear of the unknown and illuminates the dark places of the soul, setting us free from the holds of sin and guilt. His majesty blankets us with God’s love and crowns our limited minds with wisdom. Living conscious of the Lordship of Christ opens our eyes to see the evidence of His glory in the little things that make for life: joy, peace, love, pain, and excitement.

God’s love forms the foundation for our existence and extends grace to those who ask. As a product of that love established through Jesus’s death and resurrection, we can live free of the bondage of sin. His preeminence is rooted in the depth of His love for humanity, and love it or hate, He died that we might live.

The certainty of Christ’s Lordship runs parallel to the assurance of God’s love for humanity. It is not tied to the fathomability or the narrow stretch of our human minds. In Him, all things exist, and to venture through life without Him leaves us empty and confused. Paul writes in Colossians 1:18b, “He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.”