“Ephesians 2:18-22”

Friday, August 17, 2018

“For through Him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father. So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and are of God's household, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the corner stone, in whom the whole building, being fitted together, is growing into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling of God in the Spirit.”

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In Christ Jesus, we have an all “access” pass to the Father in heaven (verse 18). Jesus is the door that provides us the freedom and the privilege to come into the presence of our Father and have a spiritual relationship with Him. In Christ, we can cast all our anxieties upon the Lord because He cares for us (1 Peter 5:7). We can go to the Father in prayer and share with Him our failures and successes, our worries and delights, our fears and our joys. We can ask Him to help us with any of life’s challenges and difficulties. “Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need” (Hebrews 4:16).

When we are born again in Christ Jesus, we are adopted into the household of God (verse 19). That means we are bona fide members of the family of God. With Jesus as our brother (Hebrews 2:11) and God as our Father (Romans 8:15), we never need want or fear for anything again. It is an awesome and comforting thought to know that we have the Creator of the universe as our Protector and Provider. In Christ Jesus, we are not only members of the household, we are actually part of the house (verse 22). As living stones (1 Peter 2:5), Christians are “being built together into a dwelling of God in the Spirit.” This is an every growing and expanding “holy temple in the Lord” (verse 21) which is the church of Jesus Christ.

One of the main focal points of Paul’s letter to the Ephesians is the need for unity and harmony among brothers and sisters in Christ. As the body of Christ continues to grow and expand, its members should strive to grow stronger and closer together. As we are “being built together” into God’s dwelling place, the mortar that binds us in unity is the love and teaching of “Christ Jesus Himself” who is “the corner stone” of God’s spiritual temple (verse 20). As long as we are standing on the firm foundation of the truth taught by “the apostles and prophets,” and the love of the “chief corner stone” (Acts 4:11) who gave himself for the sins of the world, God will dwell among us and we will be His people (Revelation 21:3).

Please read Ephesians 3:1-6 for tomorrow.

Have a blessed day!

- Louie Taylor

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