The
Church, You See,
Is
Not Peripheral To The World;
The
World Is Peripheral To The Church
Scripture
Ephesians
1
22 God
has put all things under the authority of Christ and has made him
head over all things for the benefit of the church.
Ephesians
1 MSG
20-23 All
this energy issues from Christ: God raised him from death and set him
on a throne in deep heaven, in charge of running the universe,
everything from galaxies to governments, no name and no power exempt
from his rule. And not just for the time being, but forever.
He is in charge of it all, has the final word on everything. At the
center of all this, Christ rules the church. The church, you see, is
not peripheral to the world; the world is peripheral to the church.
The church is Christ’s body, in which he speaks and acts, by which
he fills everything with his presence.
Observation
“Peripheral”
– it is one of those words that I don't think I have ever used in a
conversation, but I am pretty sure (since I looked it up) that what
it means is that the church is most important and not the world.
In
fact, there is nothing more powerful on the face of this Earth than
God's church!
Jesus
Christ, the Creator of the entire Universe, Jesus Christ, the Creator
of everything, is now on His throne in Heaven and He is in charge of
everything, and He created the world and everything else for the
benefit of His church.
Remember
what Jesus
said, “... and
upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell
will not conquer it”.
Jesus
is in charge. He is working out His plan. He is not shocked or
surprised by world events!
“And
this is the plan: At the right time he will bring everything together
under the authority of Christ—everything in heaven and on earth.
Furthermore,
because we are united with Christ, we have received an inheritance
from God, for he chose us in advance, and he makes everything work
out according to his plan.”
God
is in control. Let's trust Him!
Application
I
am grateful to be a part of God's church. How about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, when I think that You have created everything for Christ
followers to enjoy and all of it was created for our benefit ... this
amazes me! And we exist to have fellowship with You -the Creator God.
We are so small. We are nothing, and yet You have done all of this
for our benefit. This Good News is for everyone. You have given me
the responsibility of sharing the Good News that Jesus saves - with
everyone. Yes, this Good News about the plan of salvation is to be
shared with every person that comes across my path. Thank You for
allowing me to be a part of something so big, so powerful, and a part
of something that is going to last forever and something that is more
important than anything else happening in this world!
Daily
Bible Reading: Proverbs 30,31; Psalms 33; Ephesians 1
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