"His intent was that now, through the Church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms, according to his eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord."
The Church is not perfect, but it is beautiful. It is incredible...
It is the chosen instrument of God to be the hands and feet of Jesus to this world.
It continually blows my mind away what it says here two chapters later:
Ephesians 5:25-27 (i love these verses for so many other reasons!)
"Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the Church and gave Himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the Word, and to present her to Himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless."
It's just so incredible how valuable the Church is to Jesus... the very fact that He GAVE HIMSELF UP FOR HER. It's such a revelation that that's how much He loves His Church. And also, He is coming back for a radiant church... which is why He is cleansing His Church and preparing her for the days ahead.
The Church in the end days will be a glorious, radiant Church... a Church that shines in the darkness. A Church that will stand for holiness and purity, that has been made more and more into His likeness, that will bring life and hope the way that He has given life through His sacrifice!
on a side note... how incredible is it that WE are the Church?!?! He gave up HIS LIFE for YOU and ME. So He is also transforming us more and more into His likeness!
2 Corinthians 3:18 "And we all, who with unveiled faces reflect the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit."
So my prayer is that as I grow deeper and deeper in love with Jesus, I may also fall more and more in love with His Church.
May we all choose to build His glorious House above just our own houses!
Haggai 1:9 “Because of My House, which remains a ruin, while each of you is busy with your own house."
The Church is not there yet, but it will be!
The glory of this present House will be greater than the glory of the former House! Haggai 2:9
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