He Himself Is Our Peace
Therefore, remember that formerly you who are Gentiles by birth
and called “uncircumcised” by those who call themselves “the circumcision”
(which is done in the body by human hands)— remember that at that time you were
separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the
covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. But now in
Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of
Christ.
For
he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the
barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, by setting aside in his flesh the law
with its commands and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one new humanity out of the two, thus making peace, and in
one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to
death their hostility. He came and preached peace to you who were far away and
peace to those who were near. For through him we both have access to the Father
by one Spirit.
Consequently,
you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s
people and also members of his household, built on the foundation of the
apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. In him
the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the
Lord. And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which
God lives by his Spirit.
Ephesians 2:11-22
Have
you ever seen signs telling you to stay out? They might be in a building, or
parking your car, or even the credit cards you have. Guess what? Jesus will
never bar you, ever. Membership does have its privileges. Membership in the
body of Christ gives you everlasting life.
Once
you come to Jesus for salvation, you can enjoy unrestricted fellowship. The
door is always open.
God’s throne is always accessible to His children.
Our Daily Bread –