Whoa! Whee!

Col. 1:16 For through him God created everything in heaven and on earth, the seen and the unseen things, including spiritual powers, lords, rulers, and authorities. God created the whole universe through him and for him. 17 Christ existed before all things, and in union with him all things have their proper place.

I read this to my new middle schooler this morning while he was eating his peanutbutter pancakes. Two of my older sons are studying Colossians in a small group they love, so we decided to try it out too.

I asked him what he thought and he said,

"I don't know what to think, that's like, 'whoa!' and it's like, 'whee!'"

You know, I think that's the picture-perfect description of this passage. 'Whoa!' 'Whee!' I love it. It talks about things like 'everything' and 'unseen things' and 'spiritual powers' and the 'whole universe' and then it says that 'in union with him' we can have our 'proper place.'

In union with this amazing Messiah, this embodiment of Love and Creation and Perfection,

'God decided to bring the whole universe back to himself.' (verse 20.)

Like 'Whoa!... Like 'Whee!'