-January 14, 2022-
Good morning, happy Friday,
“For we are members of His body, of His flesh and of His bones. For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.”
(Ephesians 5:30-31).
We are members of the body of Christ, and we belong to Jesus. Everything that Jesus has, we have in Him. He is the Head of the church and we follow Him. Paul wrote to the Corinthians, “Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you were bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s” (1 Corinthians 6:19-20).
Oh, how this should stir us to thanksgiving and holy living! We are one with our Lord Jesus Christ in spirit, soul, and body. Paul tells in our text today, “For we are members of His body, of His flesh and of His bones.” That is a very close relationship we have with Him. When God put Adam to sleep and conducted the first surgery, He took one of Adams’s ribs, and from that rib created Eve, a helper suitable for Adam. Adam said in Genesis 2:23, “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called woman, because she was taken out of man.” Ever since, when a man and woman marry, they become one. They are united, joined, and yoked together. Paul uses the union of husband and wife to picture Christ and His bride, the church.
It is such a blessing to be one with Christ. Christ is in us Paul wrote of all the saints in Colossians 1:27, “To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.” When we live as one with Him, abide in Him, and live for His kingdom and glory, we glorify the Lord and please Him. We are His eyes, to see the needs around us; we are His arms to carry those who can’t walk; we are His hands to serve others; we are His legs to walk in His love; and we are His feet to stand for Him and His truth.
You are important, I am important, and all believers are important to the Lord and the furtherance of the gospel. Without Jesus we can do nothing. We need Him day by day, every hour, moment by moment. May we live as one with our Savior with every beat of our hearts and in every breath we take.
Have a blessed day walking close to Jesus and being one with Him. Stay safe and healthy.
In His closeness,
Dean
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