Ephesians 4:14-16
We must stop acting like
children. We must not let deceitful people trick us by their false
teachings, which are like winds that toss us around from place to place.
Love should always make us tell the truth. Then we will grow in every
way and be more like Christ, the head of the body. Christ holds it
together and makes all of its parts work perfectly, as it grows and
becomes strong because of love.
Scripture taken from the Contemporary English Version © 1991,1992, 1995 by American Bible Society, Used by Permission.
This
morning, Timothy made a Lego® creation he dubbed “Trash Can Monster.”
The “body” of this guy was the “trash can” from his Lego® set. As the
creature took shape Timothy looked at Greg and me and said, “This guy
needs a head! Every creature needs a head!” I thought of this as we
looked at this scripture passage together this afternoon.
Jesus
is the “head” of our body. I read this scripture passage from
Ephesians 4 to Timothy and asked him what he thought it meant. First he
said, “We need to stop acting like babies and act like teenagers. We
need to quit crying when we have to clean up our room…and we need to not
argue with our ‘loves and dears’ (he means adults!).” I asked him
about the head and body verses, and he said, “Well, without a head, you
can’t see where you are going!”
Sometimes, it pays to talk to
seven-year-olds and get their perspective. See, Timothy gets it!
Without Jesus to be our “eyes, ears, and brain…our head,” our
body cannot function properly. His love fuels us and sustains us.
Christ’s truth leads us and steers us in the right direction.
There
are plenty of influences that want to fill us with lies and trick us
into believing things we shouldn’t. I’ve seen some pretty slick and
convincing talkers in my day…haven’t you? But this is where we have to
listen to our “loves and dears” and learn to discern who is telling us
the truth – and Who really has our back!
Read this passage
again…because it’s really rich! It’s time for us to grow up…to
recognize that our “creature” needs a “Head” – Jesus Christ. We need to
operate in His love and truth – always…to grow more like Him every day.
Jesus holds our lives together and makes each of us work perfectly as
individuals – and as a collective “body.” His love strengthens us and
helps us to stand up for truth – and to stand against the lies and
deceit of those who deal in falsehoods.
How close are you to
Jesus today? As you build your “body” and grow in His love and
knowledge, are you fully surrendered to His truth? Is Jesus really the
“head” of your body? Isn’t it time He became your ultimate “Love and
Dear?” Will this be the day that you move in that direction, once and
for all?
©2016 Debbie Robus
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