THURSDAY April 25, 2024
Christ, the Head of the Church
...far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.
Ephesians 1:21--23
Jesus Christ resurrected from the dead and has been exalted above all. Christ is greater than Satan, his demons, the false Prophet, and the Antichrist. Jesus has at His command multitudes of angels (Hebrews 12:22). His name is the name above all names (Philippians 2:9-11). Jesus is so powerful!
Jesus Christ is the Head of the Church. As believers, we have become a part of the body of Christ. This truth is explained in Ephesians 4:15-16, and it will help us to comprehend our function within the body of Christ:
[that believers] may grow up in all things into Him who is the head––Christ—from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.
Well-known preacher Dr. McGee said:
Ephesians presents the church which is Christ’s body. This is the invisible church of which Christ is the Head. Colossians presents Christ as the Head of the body, the church. The emphasis is upon Christ rather than on the church. In Ephesians the emphasis is on the body, and in Colossians the emphasis is on the Head.
As believers in the body of Christ, we rely upon Jesus as our Head to give us His power. Some of us are very weak, but He gave us the Holy Spirit to be our Helper. We can always count on the Lord. If we keep in our minds that He rules far above all principalities and power and might and dominion, then He can surely take care of any of our problems. Remember, nothing is impossible for God.
To Him [Jesus] the assemblies of the saints pay all regal honor, and at his throne the entire Church boweth itself, saluting Him as Master and Lord.
~C.H. Spurgeon~
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