Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart
Ephesians 1:19-20, “And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,”
On one hand, through Christ’s death we see how our relationships in the old creation were terminated; on the other hand, through His resurrection we see how our relationships were recreated in Him to make us His one Body.
In Ephesians 1 Paul describes how this one Body was produced in resurrection.
He is praying for the saints to see something related to the resurrection.
Watch the resurrection.
Look at its process.
Look at what is happening in this resurrection.
Verses 20-21 say, “and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, 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.”
Keep watching the resurrection.
Verses 22-23 say, “And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.”
By considering these verses, we see clearly that the one Body, the mystery of Christ, was produced through death and resurrection.
When Paul speaks of the resurrection, you have to follow it all the way out of the tomb, into the heavens, to the throne, to the descending of Christ as the Head into all the members, and to His baptizing us as an organic part of Himself to make us His Body.
Now there is a Body of Christ.
Christ has a fullness.
Look at the church.
Look at the saints.
Look at their lives.
Look at the expression of the Head in His members.
That is Christ in His enlargement.
That is Christ living, filling, flowing, expressing Himself.
He is the One who is now filling all in all.
This one Body was not only conceived in God’s heart, but through Christ’s death and resurrection it was produced.
Until Tomorrow
With A Shepherd’s Love,
Pastor Jackson
TUESDAY’S PRAYER REQUESTS
Amy Garner
Amy Garner’s Mom & Dad
Ashely Burn’s Sisters
Brandon’s Dad
Charlene Palmer
Coly/Connor – Allison’s G’sons
Dan Haines
Darlene Thaxton
David Burnette
David Harrison
Denise Hulsey – Jordan’s G’mother
Donnie Butler’s Dad
Doris Loyd
Dr. and Mrs. Davis
Dwight Byrd
Easton Fielder
Eric Ward
Erik Magusson
Freddie May’s Mom
George & Linda Alexander
James Burnette
James Garner’s Friend
Jillian Gray
Jim Mabe
Jodi Bateman
John Austin
John McClain
June Cronan’s Sister
Karen Slane
Kim McClain’s Mother
Lamar Knight
Larry Barker
Lillanna Magnusson’s Mom
Linda Alexander
Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah
Linda Hodges’ Sister
Lonzo Christin
Lorraine Elliott
Mary Sims
Marynell Ford
Maureen Brown
Michael Stanley
Pastor & Mrs. Driskell
Ricky Gipson – Ashley’s Brother
Ricky Stubbs
Rose Fuller
Roseleigh Osborn
Sandra Graham
Scott Lanier
Terrell Loyd
Tom Witcher