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Thursday, March
13, 2008
Head Honcho
Ephesians 1:18-23 The eyes of your
understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his
calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
(19) And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who
believe, according to the working of his mighty power, (20) Which he
wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own
right hand in the heavenly places, (21) Far above all principality, and
power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in
this world, but also in that which is to come: (22) And hath put all things
under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,
(23) Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all. (KJV)
When you think of the head of a
corporation, the CEO or anyone else that is put in the position of being in
charge and making decisions, you would think it would be someone that is
the most qualified, and like with many corporations someone that has worked
their way up through the ranks and has proven themselves. God has chosen
His Son Jesus Christ to not only mediate on behalf of Him but to be the
head of the Church, having proved Himself by living a life without sin then
resurrected to God’s right hand. What better person to be chosen and to
have working on your behalf than Jesus Christ; the most qualified being in
the universe. And yet with all that is available to mankind so many choose
someone or something else to have authority in their lives and are robbed
of their eternal inheritance that can be only found in Christ. Who is
running your life today; who have you chosen to be the head? The fact that
God chose Jesus Christ to be the head of His church, wouldn’t that be good
enough for you also? Or are you still looking for a shortcut to heaven, an
easier path with someone that isn’t so strict to deal with? Being the fact
that Jesus Christ was the first born into the realm of God and established
the only path that leads to our eternal inheritance would that not make Him
more than qualified to be the head of your house also?
1 Corinthians 11:1-3 Be ye followers of
me, even as I also am of Christ. (2) Now I praise you, brethren, that ye
remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to
you. (3) But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ;
and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God. (KJV)
God set an order as to how His church
would operate and who would be in charge. While mankind tries to alter His
decision and think they can do a better job, it’s only those that come into
agreement with His plan who will be blessed of Him; otherwise they will
find themselves kicked to the curb. Paul knew the order God had set in
place and was encouraging the people to follow the example he set that was
based according to God’s word and the revelation of the mystery of Christ.
Anytime someone tries to alter this plan, or change it to fit their
interpretations, they end up on their own and in a ditch with the rest of
the blind that they were following.
1 Corinthians 12:18-21 But now hath God
set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him. (19)
And if they were all one member, where were the body? (20) But now are they
many members, yet but one body. (21) And the eye cannot say unto the hand,
I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of
you. (KJV)
God has set in order a perfect plan for
how His church would operate and who would be in charge and mediate on its
behalf. Anytime we try and alter that plan we are telling God He is a liar
and didn’t make the right decisions or appoint the right members. If Jesus
Christ is not the head of your house and your prayers are not being
directed to the Father through His name then you are none of His. You know
you can cut off certain parts of your body and still live, but once you cut
off the head then you are dead.
Colossians 2:8-10 Beware lest any man
spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men,
after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. (9) For in him
dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. (10) And ye are complete in
him, which is the head of all principality and power: (KJV)
Mankind has come up with many names, many
denominations and titles that they put on the Lord, none of which is based
on the word of truth. They may be ever learning things about the Bible but
never come to a knowledge of the truth in Christ which makes it a complete
package. If you desire to draw closer to God, then the only way that it is
done is through His Son, because all the fullness of what God has to offer
the Church is in Him ready to be revealed to those that seek Him. With what
measure or effort you put forth in spending time in the word of God and
prayer is what is returned to you; so unto those that hear the message of
Christ our Father is delivering will be given more, but those that ignore
Him will have whatever was there taken away and stolen from them.
Ephesians 4:14-16 That we henceforth be
no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of
doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie
in wait to deceive; (15) But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into
him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: (16) From whom the whole
body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint
supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part,
maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love. (KJV)
How many remember summer camps where late
at night you would stay up and tell a bunch of far fetched stories to
younger children and watch them oooh and ahhh? The same thing is going on
in a lot of religious buildings today; many manmade doctrines based on lies
and deceptions which point the people to their own works rather than
acknowledging the completed work God has done on our behalf through His Son
who is now making intercession for us to remind us of His truth. Unless one
establishes a rock solid foundation based on the doctrine of Christ they
will end up believing a bunch of farfetched fairy tales that appeal more to
the flesh than the Spirit. How many of you would walk into your bosses
office and tell him off and think that you would have a job much longer?
That basically sums up what the creation tries to dictate to the Creator
anytime they don’t accept God’s plan of salvation, thinking they know
better than the boss.
1 Peter 2:4-8 To whom coming, as unto a
living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,
(5) Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy
priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus
Christ. (6) Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay
in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him
shall not be confounded. (7) Unto you therefore which believe he is
precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders
disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, (8) And a stone of
stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word,
being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed. (KJV)
God said this stone which has been
disallowed of men is precious in His sight. This stone that God chose to be
the head of the Church mankind has the nerve to tell Him He was wrong and
made a mistake. When the buildings were built they were patterned after the
setting of the corner stone; so if that stone wasn’t set right the whole
building would be off. The same holds true with the Church, if Christ isn’t
the head, the chief cornerstone and
foundation of their building it will not be built according to the
standards of our Father and be rejected.
Psalms 127:1 Except the LORD build the
house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city,
the watchman waketh but in vain. (KJV)
Who is the foreman, the head honcho in
charge of your building today? Is it up to code and being built according
to the blueprint God drew up or are you cutting corners and leaving out the
most important part of His plan?
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