On Ephesians 1.22,23: Jesus' Sovereignty

DORET: "By the church he means the whole community of the faithful. This he calls the body of Christ and the fullness of the Father. This body he has filled with all gifts. He lives in it and goes about in it,* as the voice of prophecy says. But this will be more strictly so in the future life....In the present life God is in all, since his nature is uncircumscribed; but he is not all in all,* since some are impious and some lawless. Yet he lives in those who fear him and who put hope in his mercy. In the next life at any rate, when mortality has ceased and immortality is conferred and sin has no place any longer, he will be all in all."
* Lev 26.11,12
* 1 Cor 15:28

from 'Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture', Vol 8.

Key Thought. Summarizing A Great Book.

from "Waiting on God" by Andrew Murray.

"Dear Christian, begin to see that waiting is not one among a number of Christian virtues, to be thought of from time to time. But, it expresses that disposition that lies at the very root of the Christian life. It gives a higher value and a new power to our prayers and worship, to our faith and surrender, because it links us, in unalterable dependence, to God Himself. And, it gives us the unbroken enjoyment of the goodness of God: "The LORD is good unto them that wait for him.""

Mercy

"It is rich mercy. Some things are great, but have little efficacy in them, but this mercy is a cordial to your drooping spirits; a golden ointment to your bleeding wounds; a heavenly bandage to your broken bones; a royal chariot for your weary feet; a bosom of love for your trembling heart. It is manifold mercy. As Bunyan says, “All the flowers in God’s garden are double.” There is no single mercy. You may think you have but one mercy, but you shall find it to be a whole cluster of mercies."

Charles Surgeon

Simple & Powerful Reminder

God Is On Our Side
Andrae Crouch

We live in troubled times
Seems like the sun won't shine
When will we realize
God is on our side

He hides us in his arms
Protecting us from harm

It's good to realize
God is on our side

Nothing can separate
He gives us strength to take
All that this world may bring
God is on our side

God is on our side
God is on our side

Written by Andrae Edward Crouch, Luther Hanes • Copyright © Universal Music Publishing Group

Thanks For The Reminder Oswald Chambers

“If we have a purpose of our own, it destroys the simplicity and the leisureliness which ought to characterize the children of God.”

http://ref.ly/o/utmost/338610 via the Logos Bible Android app.