God's Household

Good Morning,

Ephesians 2:13, 17, 19-20 (NIV)
But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ. He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God's people and members of God's household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone.

(I would strongly suggest that everyone take a couple of moments, it doesn't take long, and read all of this Chapter of Scripture. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians%202&version=NIV this link is a shortcut for all.)

Verse 19, "Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God's people and members of God's household," is the verse that came across my desk this morning. In looking at all of Ephesians Chapter 2, it caused me to wonder just how many of us forget...and some who have never known?...that we are, truly, members of God's household and fellow citizens in because we've accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.

Many of us, and I would say TOO many of us, have forgotten this fact. Many others of us, for whatever reasons, have never truly grasped this truth about really being members of God's household; of being fellow citizens and brothers and sisters of all Christians. Then, as it happens, there are those of us who lose sight of this fact from time to time and need to be reminded of it.

You and I are members of God's household. That means, at least to me, that we...you and I and all Christians...are brothers and sisters related by the blood of Jesus which was shed for ALL, and not for just a few. No matter who we are, where we are, what denomination or not we might belong to, men or women, young or old, we have ALL been accepted into the household of God. Jesus "came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near," which tells me that He preached to every human on the planet.

This is a very important and simple concept which we must keep close in our minds and in our hearts. Yes, things will be tough. Yes, we will have difficult seasons in our lives. Yes, life may be hard. Yes, we might struggle. But the fact remains that through any adversity or challenge, we have the fact that we are members of God's household and have our brothers and sisters to whom we can call on as in any family.

This message could be extremely long as the subject is worth any length. Today, however, I think it enough that we be reminded of the simple fact that we, every one of us, is related by the blood of our risen Savior and that we are members of God's eternal household.

Love, peace, and blessings,

David