COMPLEMENTING CHRIST Saturday February 1, 2014 God exalted Christ and gave Him as head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fulness of Him who fills all in all (Ephesians 1:22-23). Here Paul uses a graphic analogy to illustrate the relationship of Christ to the church: He is the head; believers are His body. Paul elaborates that were to hold fast to the head [Christ], from whom the entire body, being supplied and held together by the joints and ligaments, grows with a growth which is from God (Colossians 2:19; compare Ephesians 4:15-16). Just as the head controls the human body, so Christ governs His Body, the church (compare 1 Corinthians 12:12-31). By His Spirit and His Word He supplies all the resources the church needs to function to His glory. In that way He guarantees that His purposes will be fulfilled. The church is in fact the fulness of Him who fills all in all (Ephesians 1:23). The implication is that the incomprehensible, all-sufficient, all-powerful, and utterly supreme Christ is in a sense incomplete, not in His nature, but in the degree to which His glory is seen in the world. A synonym for fulness is complement. The church was designed to complement Christ. He is the One who fills all in all, the fullness of deity in bodily form (Colossians 2:9) and the giver of truth and grace (John 1:16). Yet He chooses to reveal His glory in and through the church. Therefore, until the church is fully glorified, Christ will not be fully complemented. Does your life complement Christ? Do you adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in every respect (Titus 2:10)? Do you let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven (Matthew 5:16)? You have every spiritual resource to do so, so dont let anything hold you back (Hebrews 12:1-2)! Suggestions for Prayer: Read Psalm 139:23-24 and pray with David that God will search your heart and reveal any sin that might hinder you from complementing Christ today. For Further Study: Read 1 Corinthians 12:1-30 • What spiritual gifts are mentioned in this passage? • How does Paul deal with the misconception that some gifts are more important than others (see verses 14-30)? • As a member of Christs Body, you are gifted by the Spirit to minister to others. Are you doing so? From Drawing Near by John MacArthur. May God continue richly blessing you / Dios continúe bendiciéndole ricamente! Jesús Martín Romero
Posted on: Sat, 01 Feb 2014 06:33:33 +0000
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