The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him in Ephesians 1:9-10,
"And he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times will have reached their fulfillment—to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ."
In this lofty, wonderful passage of blessings we have in Jesus Christ, it is Jesus Christ himself who is front and center in Paul's comments. All of the blessings we have, "every spiritual blessing in Christ" is in Jesus Christ, through Jesus Christ, from Jesus Christ and because of Jesus Christ!
Paul states in this passage that God's good pleasure was "purposed in Christ" and that all things in heaven and earth will find their fulfilment and completion under Jesus Christ as its head. The supremacy of Jesus Christ is the very completion of God's "good pleasure".
Further on, Paul tells us that, as part of all God's creation, the church has as its head, Jesus Christ. He is "head over everything for the church", verse 22. The church is both the "body" of Jesus Christ and "the fullness of him who fills everything in every way", verse 23. I note that I am not the head of the church, my theology is not the supreme authority for the church, my understanding of spiritual things does not reign supreme. Only Jesus Christ reigns supreme. He is the head, he is the authority.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd love to hear from you!
Trevor Fisk
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