I felt a sense of consummation in my meditation this morning regarding all our emphasis over the last two months with putting Christ at the centre of the church and our Christianity.
I was reading Colossians when, not too far along, I was struck by the supremacy of Christ in this book. Whereas Ephesians deals primarily with the body of Christ, Colossians deals with the Christ of the body - Ephesians deals with the body in relation to the Head, and Colossians with the Head in relation to the body.
Remember, we can only give what we have to people, and the way we get it is to be with Him (Acts 4:13) People dont need "Head" knowledge (Ha!), or knowledge about the Head - they need the Head! They get who you are. If you are unequivocally and unconditionally Christ's, then they will grow up into Him (Eph4:15-16) If they only get what you know about Him, and not who you are in Him, then they will grow up into you. Mmmm... "What you see is what you get" is never more true than in preaching!
Lastly, to husbands, you cannot be the head unless you have a Head. And I mean Christ as the one Head, not sharing your job, your sport, or your family, but Christ alone, as supreme, ruling your life with your full resignation! Vacillating, ambiguity, procrastination, indecision, ambivalence - these are all evidences that there is no supreme rule in a person's life. Sparks says, "The explanation of the dividedness, the disintegration, the distraction, the lack of cohesion, certainty and meaning, is so often that we have not got a master."
Christ is supreme! (Col 1:18)
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