Week 5 – Living as Christ’s Body
Day 30 – The Glory of the Church
Focus: God’s glory is displayed in the Church throughout all generations.
Response: "What has God shown me about His Church? How will I serve the body more faithfully? Where is God calling me to love more deeply, lead more humbly, and walk in greater spiritual authority?"
Ephesians 3:14-21
Prayer for the saints on earth14-15You can see from all this why I kneel before the Father, the One who is responsible for His entire family, those already in heaven and those on the earth.16I pray that out of His glorious riches you will be strengthened with power by the working of His Spirit in your inmost being.17-19This is so that you will know the presence of Christ in your hearts because of your faith in Him. I also pray that your lives will be deeply rooted in His love; that you will be so steadfast in this love that, like all those who believe in Jesus and who are set apart for His purposes as His saints, you will be able to comprehend something of the amazing extent of Christ's love. This love seems boundless and unlimited and through that love you can be filled to the fullest extent with God Himself.20He is able to do so much more than all you would ever dare to ask Him or even imagine that He would give you, through His power that He has already placed within you.21So let His glory be revealed in the church. And let those who belong to Him live to give Him glory; yes, believers of every successive generation, for ever. Amen! It shall be so!
Father, thank You for making me a member of the Body of Christ. Help me to love Your Church as You love her. Teach me to serve with humility, walk in the authority of Jesus, be led by the Holy Spirit, and lay down my life for my brothers and sisters. Build us together into a dwelling place for Your presence and make us a powerful witness of Your Kingdom until Christ returns. In Jesus’ name, Amen.