Ephesians 3:20-21 “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.”
Pastor Herk continues: We can imagine something that is far greater than we will ever have in our lifetime. But, how can we ever ask God to do all that He has already done for us? We could not have even though of all the blessings and good things that the Lord has done already in our lives, asked for or not. How could we ever think of Him sacrificing His own son so that we could have our sins atoned for and forgiven, then receive a regenerated spirit, given eternal life, given a transformed heart that can spiritually discern, obtain reconciliation and direct access to Our heavenly Father, adopted as a child of God with other brothers and sister in the body of Believers, made a citizen of Heaven, indwelt with the Holy Spirit and gifted, and have all the promises and blessings that our Lord God has given to us; all by the undeserved, unearned and unpaid for grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ or Savior and Lord.
Why would God do this after the way we have ignored Him and his holy Word, will and way clearly communicated? Why would God do this after the way we have disobeyed Him over and over? Romans 5:8says, “God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” The Gospel is “Good News”, that is truly overwhelming news of God’s unimaginable love for us; more awesome than we know! And God wants us to look forward how our lives can bring glory to Him. To him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. Sense the Christian church is the body of Christ and so intricately linked, that it is impossible to separate the body from the head. Colossians 1:17-18 explains that, “He [Jesus Christ] is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything He might have the supremacy.”
All of the spiritual blessings that we have and all of God’s power in our lives is only possible because of what Jesus has done for us; sent by God the Father, Christ came from heaven to earth, lived a sinless life, as a sacrificial Lamb of God – He died an atoning death on the Cross in our place to pay for our sins, He rose from the dead on the third day to conquer sin and death, then ascended into heaven to sit on the right hand of God and intercede for His repentant born-again followers, who believed and received Him as Savior and Lord. Because of Jesus’ finished work on the Cross, we are saved. How does God get glory through the church? As we fill ourselves more with God through our focused prayers, study, worship, ministry, we become more mature in our faith, and filled more with the fullness of God, then God receives the glory; not by our own power, but through God’s power at work and growing in our lives. Therefore, we, the church body, can come together for the glory of God; for He is more than enough. Ephesians 4:1 “As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.”
In Christ, Brian
No comments:
Post a Comment