#317 Justice Incoming? w/ Prof. David Clements

Ephesians 2:18-22

”And now, because we are united to Christ, we both have equal and direct access in the realm of the Holy Spirit to come before the Father! So, you are not foreigners or guests, but rather you are the children of the city of the holy ones, with all the rights as family members of the household of God. You are rising like the perfectly fitted stones of the temple; and your lives have been built up together upon the foundation laid by the apostles and prophets, and best of all, you are connected to the Head Cornerstone of the building, the Anointed One, Jesus Christ himself! This entire building is under construction and is continually growing under his supervision until it rises up completed as the holy temple of the Lord himself. This means that God is transforming each one of you into the Holy of Holies, his dwelling place, through the power of the Holy Spirit living in you!“

If we are in Christ, we are being transformed. That means we’re all a work in progress. So let’s give grace to one another, and operate in love -- assuming that our brothers and sisters in Christ are operating with the best intentions rather than the worst. And this passage is also an encouragement that we must continually submit ourselves to the lordship of Christ -- because it is through that submission that He molds and perfects us. He lives inside of us, and He is doing a live-in renovation. If you have ever lived in your home through major or even minor renovations -- you know how messy and inconvenient it is to have your home be a construction zone -- especially if there are delays like people not showing up for the job. Let’s not make it more difficult on Him or on ourselves than it needs to be. Let’s show up, obey and let Him get the work done that He has identified as needing to get done.