I
spent August in Houston, Texas, and it was hot. It wasn’t “hot” like one would
describe the inside of a fresh out of the oven biscuit. It was HOT as in what
the biscuit feels like when it is in the oven. It was hot in the shade. It was
hot in the pool. It was hot at the beach. It was so hot chickens were laying
boiled eggs. OK, so the last one is an exaggeration, but the others are not.
Now
at this point someone would say “uh, Dave, you were in Texas in August, of
course it was hot. It is always hot in Texas in August.” And that someone is
right of course. It is hot because the Sun rises every morning and shines all
across the long summer days. It sets each evening in the West, allowing a brief
respite. But the next morning, the Sun once again rises in the East and burns
its way across the sky, making it hot in Houston. If I go back to Houston next
August it will be hot, and that is a wonderful thing.
In
Colossians 1:13 Paul says this about God “He has delivered us from the domain
of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we
have redemption, the forgiveness of sin.” (ESV)
Paul
then follows that up with this: “He is the image of the invisible God, the
firstborn of all creation. For by Him
all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and
invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities- all things
have been created through Him and for Him. He is before all things, and
in Him all things hold together” (Col 1:15-17 ESV).
The
very same person “in whom we have redemption” is also the one in whom “all
things hold together. The Sun rises and sets because He holds it together. It
is hot in Texas every August because Jesus Christ holds it together. The surety
of knowing the Sun will rise in the morning and set in the evening, and the day
will be hot, is a wonderful reminder that a Believer’s redemption and
forgiveness are also sure and secure. With that much evidence, why would we
ever doubt?
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