"He is the former..."

I was reading this morning in Jeremiah and came across this scripture describing God:

“…He is the former of all things…”  (10:16) I love verses like this from the Old Testament about “God” or “the Lord of Hosts” or “The Almighty”, that are restated in the New Testament as being descriptive of the Lord Jesus Christ. Two that spring to mind are Colossians 1:15 calling Christ “the firstborn of every creature”, and Colossians 1:17 which says that “He is before all things…” He’s the Eternal God, the Creator of all things, and to think that He would become the Saviour and Redeemer of His sinful rebellious creations is cause for great rejoicing and hope.