On rare occasions I find myself in the best seat in the house. Once I was invited to a Colorado Rockies game and sat in a box behind home plate. The view of the infield was clear and unhindered, the seats large and comfortable, and the room climate controlled. I could sit, stand or walk around during the game. Best of all, a full buffet spread across the back of the room. I ate like a champion.

Jesus offers us the best seat in the house. As the image of the invisible God and the firstborn of all creation, he made peace for you and me by his death and resurrection. He now presents us holy and blameless and above reproach…if indeed we continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that we heard.

I’m tempted to switch seats in regards to Jesus. Perspectives from society, or new takes on religion downplay his full teachings. Sometimes due to my own active rebellion or passive indifference I slide over a few seats. But in doing so I move to an obstructed view.

Once you and I have come to Jesus, there’s no need to adjust. Relocating only moves us away from the best seat in the house.

Colossians 1:15-23

Photo by Owen Lystrup