Good morning; I pray you have trusted Jesus as the Saviour and Lord of your life? I hope you believe that Jesus was more than a teacher, He was more than a prophet, He was more than a good man. In his declaration of Jesus to the believers at Colossae and his effort to describe the preeminence of Christ, Paul said, “Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:” (Col. 1:15). Jesus was God in the flesh, Jesus was God walking on earth, Jesus was the perfect manifestation of God among men! Many times we have created idols from the very things Jesus has created, “For by Him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by Him and for Him” (v. 16). We in our humanistic mind and effort, forsake Jesus in a quest to grab hold of “thorns, dominions, and Powers” of this world. When we could serve the God who created them all and has control over all things and ask Him to bless us with them for His glory. I encourage you this morning not to be mesmerized by the creation but seek the creator. Don’t be drawn by the thorns of the world but allow God to exalt you. And, the only power someone has is what Jesus has allowed them to have. Father, I pray this morning that we would seek to please the Father who sits on The Throne! And, I pray we seek only the Power that comes from the Holy Ghost of God. Be Blessed in Jesus Name.