You’re no longer wandering exiles. This kingdom of faith is now your home country. You’re no longer strangers or outsiders. You belong here, with as much right to the name Christian as anyone. God is building a home. He’s using us all—irrespective of how we got here—in what he is building. He used the apostles and prophets for the foundation. Now he’s using you, fitting you in brick by brick, stone by stone, with Christ Jesus as the cornerstone that holds all the parts together. We see it taking shape day after day—a holy temple built by God, all of us built into it, a temple in which God is quite at home.
Ephesians 2:19 MSG
URGENT CALL TO REPENTANCE: All the ends of the world shall remember and turn to the Lord. And all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before Thee. For the Kingdom is the Lord’s and He rules among the nations. (Psalm 22:27-28)
4 comments:
Oh, I like this one Reverend. "You belong here, with as much right to the name Christian as anyone." Man, that is message we need more of!
Thank you, sir. I like this translation of the verse a lot.
Definitely makes me want to smile -- if that wouldn't be too prideful.
Thank you, Reverend.
Linda, if being the blood-bought daughter of the King of the Universe isn't enough to make us smile (and laugh, and dance, and ...), I don't know what is. :^D
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