He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. Colossians 1:15-17
While no member of the Trinity is greater or more important than any other (they are co-equal, co-eternal, distinct but never separated), as we will see, Jesus is the member of the Trinity who has a unique relationship with human beings. How?
(a) He was to, and has, become a human being (while not ceasing to be God in any way).
(b) He was to do, and has done, for human beings something we need more than anything else—but that we cannot do for ourselves. More on that later…
It is in part because of this that Jesus said in John 5:39, “You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me.” This is the first of two New Testament reminders that the entire message of the Bible is about Jesus.
The second reminder is found in Luke 24:27 “And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.”
God is a Trinity: One God, three Persons, who are one God. Don’t worry too much if you can’t fully comprehend that—neither can anyone else! Those who believe they can fully comprehend God only reveal that they do not!
God is Love. Before anything else existed for God to love, the three members of the Trinity loved each other perfectly, needing nothing or no one. However, in the infinite wisdom of God, He determined to create human beings who would be, and now are, the special object of His love—but not merely for the benefit of those beloved creatures. Rather, God’s love for human beings is an expression of the love of the Father for the Son, and for the love of the Son for the Father, orchestrated by the Holy Spirit.
I hope you can see that Jesus is in creation, and especially in the creation of human beings. We are created in God’s image and are the special objects of His love. This is shown by the fact that Jesus was to become a human being in order to save those God loves (John 3:16). More next time…