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Colossians 1:19&20
"19 For it pleased the Father that in Him should all fulness dwell;
20 And, having made peace through the blood of His cross, by Him to reconcile all things unto Himself; by Him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven."

We can't overstate Jesus's PREEMINENCE. He is GOD. All the superlatives we can come up with will fall short of His GREATNESS. One measure of His renoun is that His incarnation was foretold. Over seven hundred years before Jesus's birth, the prophet Isaiah wrote about the Messiah. One of the names Isaiah recorded was the Prince of Peace. A name we commonly hear during our Christmas celebrations.

It's easy for us to hear the word "PEACE" and wish for the absence of wars and conflict. It's a great sentiment, PEACE treaties should be celebrated. We need to strive for tranquility and avoid wars. The PEACE that Jesus brings us is NOT an end to fighting between people. Jesus brings PEACE between us and GOD.

Today's verses emphasize that Jesus is not just a human prophet or teacher, but the very presence of God in the flesh. Jesus Christ is the perfect representation of God’s character and nature. Jesus is our mediator, High Priest, and King!

Jesus Christ is the means by which God reconciles all things to Himself, making PEACE through the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross. This reconciliation includes both physical and spiritual realms, and is a testament to the comprehensive and redemptive power of Jesus’s work. Work that's worth celebrating forever and ever. Amen.
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