Family Connections

Family Connections

Ephesians 3:14-19 For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height—to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

This past week one of our brothers in Christ went home to be with the Lord. As I thought about him, I was reminded of the word “family.” It is a good word. We, the church, are the family of God. Paul reminds us here that all who believe, both on Earth and in Heaven, are a part of that family, so even when one of our brothers or sisters dies the family connection is not broken.

Just like all families the members of the family of God have a lot in common. We are constantly strengthened by the Spirit of Christ in the inner man. Christ dwells in our hearts through faith. Being rooted and grounded in love, we understand the massive size of Jesus’ love for us. We are filled with the fullness of God. Like most families, the family of God gathers in a house. Our household gathers in the church which was built on the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets with Christ being the chief cornerstone.

This Sunday and for many Sundays to come there will be an empty seat in our house, but even though our dear brother has left us, we still have a family connection.

Have a God Filled Week,
Brother Donnie