Friday, December 21, 2007

The Peripheral World

Eph 1:22-23

22 He is in charge of it all, has the final word on everything. At the center of all this, Christ rules the church. 23 The church, you see, is not peripheral to the world; the world is peripheral to the church. The church is Christ's body, in which he speaks and acts, by which he fills everything with his presence. MSG

We are reminded here that the presence of Jesus in the world is not an additional component of the world around us. Just the opposite is true. Our life in Christ is to be the center of our thinking. The world is secondary. When we see things from this perspective things begin to fall in place.

Another thing to be reminded of is that we are the presence of Jesus in the world. He reveals Himself through our actions. It is only because He supplies the will, strength, and power for this to take place that we can be assured this is the case. Because of Who He is, this comes to pass.

Help me to be present to You
And Your presence in the world

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