Christ is the Head, not Me

 Scripture:

“And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church,  Ephesians‬ ‭1:22‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Observation:

Paul does a great job here describing the awesomeness of God and of Christ.  We are told in this verse that God has placed everything under Christ’s feet and made him the head of everything concerning the Church.  Jesus is the head of the church.  It is His church and His people.  Christ is head over every part of the church.

Application:

If Christ is the head, then we are simply under shepherds under the Great Shepherd.  We are a part of the Church He died for, but He is the head.  Therefore, everything we do in the church must be for Him, through Him and To Him.  We need to seek God more and more to find out the will of God concerning His body on the earth.  If Christ is the head, then we should be asking Him what our nest steps are and not simply treating it like another business trying to build its membership.  The Church is a spiritual organism, of which Christ is the head.  The rest of the Body needs to take its orders from Him.

Prayer:

Father, help me during this Sabbatical time to know You are in charge of Your Church and that Word of Life is in Your hands and not my own.  Help me to seek You more and more for the direction of the Church and help me to never treat it like a business and operate only out of my own mind or thoughts.  Help me to implement Your will as it relates to the church I pastor.

Your Son,

Jeff