Wisdom

"Now God's manifold wisdom can be made known to the rulers and authorities in the skies, through the church," Ephesians 3:10.

Wait a minute - what is this thing that now allows God's wisdom (whatever that is!) to be made known? Here it is: Evangelizing. Gospelizing. Well, what's that? This: the preaching of the gospel. Proclamation of the Good News of Jesus raises up the church, by God's wisdom. This church is the assembly of people who heard the message of the Good News and who answered God's call to come to Jesus in faith. This body of believers in Jesus becomes God's mouthpiece to preach the gospel. The announcement shouts out God's formerly hidden plans all over the planet, even into the skies where all sorts of powers vie for rule. This synergistic relation is all the doing of God: uniting all things in earth and sky, even Jews and ethnics, in Jesus Christ as Lord, and as Savior.

We assemble with a brother or sister today answering God's invitation to life as the body of Christ. And, congregated, we proclaim Christ as God's Lamb, once dead, now alive ruling over all powers by God's decree.