The First

My daughter made a snowman today.  She came bounding in the door, exclaiming, "He looks great!". Which got me thinking about the idea of the first snowman.  Who stumbled upon the idea of stacking up two or three very large balls of snow and dressing them?  Our very urge to create comes as a gift from the very creator himself. I think of the days of creation in Genesis.  God exclaimed after each part of creation, "It is good!".  However, He found himself very pleased with the creation of humankind. He had created a companion. A creation in His very likeness. He desired family. Thus, He created Adam and Eve to be His first family.  When I usually think of the "First family, I have my attention brought to the Presidential family. This is not because they are first in number to be on earth. No, it is because they are the "Head" as in not in number to be counted, but rather they are the first to be held responsible. They are the "go to" people. The first in line. Jesus talked about first in His word.  He said let the first be last and the last first. (Matthew 19:30) The ironic principal here is that if the last become first then they also are last. Thus no one in God's Kingdom is to be the "go to" except for Christ. Who is ultimately the first and the last.(Revelation 22:13) In other words,  He is the "Go To". The buck begins and stops with Him.  If there is a problem...He has the responsibility of fixing it!  I am very happy about this fact.  When the enemy attempts to harass me, I can proclaim, "Take it to Jesus, He is the ONE in Charge!"