Good Morning Friends,
“That power is like the working of his mighty
strength, which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and
seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority,
power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present
age but also in the one to come. And God placed all things under his feet and
appointed him to be head over everything for the church, which is his body, the
fullness of him who fills everything in every way.” (Ephesians 1:19-23)
Our connection with God really is all about
Jesus!
God raised Jesus from the dead. The
resurrection was the stamp of God’s approval on Christ’s sacrifice. It was
God’s way of saying with an exclamation point that He accepted Christ’s sacrifice
as completely adequate for our salvation.
God seated Jesus at His right hand in the heavenly
realms. God did not relegate Jesus just to work that was to be done on earth.
Jesus’ position is not an earthly position. Jesus has been given the position
of greatest honor in heaven, next to the Father Himself! The work of Jesus was
not complete when He left the earth, He is still working on our behalf in
heaven in the best place possible from which to work on our behalf.
There is no one who can challenge the position
or power of Jesus. He is not just above all rule and authority, but far above
it. We’ll never have to be afraid that someone more powerful will come along to
wrest Jesus’ place from Him. We can always count on Jesus being there for us.
And it’s not just in our lifetime, nor in the
lifetime of the creation that Jesus has power and authority. His position and
power will not change, even in whatever ages are yet ahead!
Everything is under Jesus. Nature is under
Jesus. Government is under Jesus. Demonic powers are no match for Jesus. Angelic
powers submit to Jesus. Psychology, medicine, law, you name it, and it is under
the authority of Jesus.
And all the power that Jesus has. And all the
authority that is His. All the position to which He can lay claim. All the work
that He has done and continues to do. It’s all for us, for His church. As a
head never thinks just about itself … all that it does is for the good of the
whole body. So, all that Jesus does is always for the good of His whole body,
the church that He loves and leads.
It really is all about Jesus. And Jesus is all
for us!
His, by Grace,
Steve
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