Thursday, June 18, 2020

I thank God that Jesus empowered me to belong.

Jesus is my "so then"...

Ephesians 2:19 starts off like this: "So then..."

We might say, "Consequently..." (NIV)

Or, we might say, "Now therefore..." (KJV)

What happened? JESUS!

Hallelujah! Jesus happened!

But Jesus!

Verse 13 tells us we were a long ways away from God -- ALL of us -- but Jesus brings us near. So then, understand your privilege, possession and position...

"So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit." (Ephesians 2:19-22 ESV)

Understand your privilege: You are God's, in Jesus and built on Jesus.

Understand your position: You are part of God's house on earth; His holy temple; in Christ and Christ in you.

Understand your possession: God's Spirit lives in God's church on God's green earth. GOD LIVES IN BELIEVERS!

"So then..." because of Jesus, we are one blessed people!

Now, operate in response to that blessing!



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