Daily Devotional
Religion Is Not Enough
“He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 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.”
Colossians 1:15-16
April 29, 2025
Ponder This
To explain Jesus is impossible, to ignore Jesus is disastrous, and to deny Him is fatal. We need to understand who Jesus Christ is. My speech is too limited, my mind is too finite, and my heart is too small to tell all I want to tell about the Lord Jesus Christ. Colossians 1:19 says, “For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell.” Jesus is not to be prominent in our lives; Jesus is to be preeminent. Jesus doesn’t just show the way; He is the way. Jesus doesn’t just give life; He is the life. He doesn’t just tell the truth; He is the truth.
God Himself is invisible. God in His essence is Spirit. God is unseeable, unknowable, and unapproachable unless we have some way to come to Him. We need someone to bring us to Him. Reason is not enough. Religion is not enough. Ritual is not enough. Jesus Christ is the One who makes the invisible God knowable. He is the image of the invisible God. You can never fully know God the Father unless you know God the Father through God the Son. It is through Jesus that you have access to God. You can’t make yourself better so you can go to God. Come broken to Jesus, and He is the way that will lead you to God.
- What are some of the ways you have tried to get to God?
- What is different between Jesus showing us the way and Him being the way? Why is that difference important?
Practice This
Spend time reading the gospels, the Books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Reflect on who Jesus is. Consider what it means to live rightly with Him and how that differs from the way you are living now.
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