Surrender First Place to Christ

He is the image of the invisible God,
the firstborn over all creation.
For everything was created by him,
in heaven and on earth,
the visible and the 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 by him all things hold together.
He is also the head of the body, the church;
he is the beginning,
the firstborn from the dead,
so that he might come to have
first place in everything.
For God was pleased to have
all his fullness dwell in him,
and through him to reconcile
everything to himself,
whether things on earth or things in heaven,
by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.
(Colossians 1:15-20)

When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. (Colossians 3:4)

Reflection Question: Where have you struggled to make Jesus “first place”? What would it look like to surrender fully to Him?