Wednesday 9 May 2018

May 9: Ephesians 4:14-16

Key Verse: Ephesians 4:15
Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ.

Devotion:
As we grow with Christ we are changed, maybe not in physical appearance, but certainly in spiritual appearance. Christ wants us to show the fruits of the Spirit whom He promised would be a constant part of our lives; but if we do not allow Him to be an integral part of our lives, we are left wandering aimlessly without a real goal in life. By living with the Holy Spirit each and every day we continue to show how much we want Go to be in our lives.

When we come together with other Christians in other walks in life, we should find we have a common goal, spreading and sharing the gospel. Christ came to be the centre of the church and should be what holds us all together. If people are meeting together and leaving Christ out of their gathering, then are they really a church? On the other hand, when we meet with friends in whatever we are doing, if we are including Christ in our gathering, are we then a church gathering? Let’s not get into arguments of whether we are church or not because people all have very different ideas of what church should be. Suffice to say, we simply should be including Christ in everything we do!

I do love being able to talk to God no matter where I am, be it driving down the motorway, in church or even playing computer games; if I am including Christ in my life at all times, I feel a whole lot better! The more time we spend with Him, the more time we want to spend with Him.

This does not mean leaving people out of your life just because they don’t believe the same things as you; the more people we open up to our life with God, the more people have the potential of being added into our church with Christ at the centre! Each of us is a part of the church and, just like a real building, we are not all the same. We have to have our differences so we can make up the church; this is the way God designed us to be!

Points to Ponder:
Do you feel an integral part of the church?

Are you actually including yourself by wanting to be with Christ more?