For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
(Ephesians 1:15-23 ESV)
Though I am a Christian, though I am a minister of Gods Word my understanding and hope in God is so small compared to the fullness he has for me. God I want to know more the hope you have called me to in Christ Jesus! Fill me with your Spirit. Give me a new heat and a new understanding. Set my heart on things that last the glorious inheritance we have through Christ. Grow my awe and gratitude for the immeasurable greatness of your work in raising Jesus victorious from the grace to lord of all seated at your right hand father. Even in this world of darkness help me to see the spiritual reality that Jesus is absolutely and totally in all authority and power and control. He is not weak, he is not needy, we are not deserving and we cannot reject Christ. For every knee will bow and recognize Christ as Lord and savior. God will get the glory! Yet we who have believed and been born again we will live again, while others will get what they choose to be apart from God. I am thankful that I can be with you and in your family and doing your works as part of the church your body the people of God as you direct us.
I pray this over my students and church friends. Though we are Christians God has so much more for us. God continue to reveal more and give us a greater hope in you and heaven and live into that hope which is our only lasting hope!
Amen
Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. (Philippians 2:9-11 ESV)
ReplyDeleteThis is the spiritual reality: Jesus Christ is Lord of all. Whether we believe him or not he is in all power and authority and control. He is gracious to let us choose to believe and be with him or choose separation from him now and eternally. But everyone whether we believe or not in heaven and on earth will submit to him as Lord in the end.