L'khol L'rosh - Head over all is how God is referred to in Ephesians 1:22-23. I really like how The Message expresses it: "He (Christ) is in charge of it all, has the final word on everything. At the center of all this, Christ rules the church. The church, you see, is not peripheral to the world; the world is peripheral to the church. The church is Christ's body, in which he speaks and acts, by which he fills everything with his presence.
I've been learning lessons from Esther in the Bible and from personal experience that if I am not submitting to Christ's authority then I am submitting to Satan's. One sign that this is occurring is if I am filled with worry, or fear, because fear is not from God. Meditating on God's name L'khol L'rosh - Head over all, and the passage from Ephesians is a good reminder that once Christ comes into our life as LORD, we have his presence which he promised would never leave us. That means, wherever I go, I bring Christ! A life-long favorite book was a little book called Practicing the Presence (of Christ) by Brother Andrew. It was intended to build daily reminders of Christ's presence as we go about the dailyness of life. Would I read what I read, watch what I watch, go where I go, do what I do, if I truly realized that the presence of Christ goes with me? That is one thought on my mind today. The other is this:
Why do I allow fear of anything to control me if Christ is always with me? I know He has already conquered the greatest fear of all - the fear of death. If those thoughts come, I need to "practice His presence" - choose to believe the truth of it - remember it - meditate on it - and allow Him to be Head over all - including those thoughts that drag me down because those what if's are lies that train my mind not to trust that God will do what He says.
I've been blessed with one of those men who loves his wife as Christ loves the church. He is always there waiting if I am late, sad, happy, busy, whatever the mood - he wants to help me, encourage me, show love however he can. I say he is like Christ that way because his love does not depend on my behavior, and he does not dictate my behavior. He gives me the freedom to be me.
Christ has given me the amazing blessing and opportunity to take His presence into my world. He gives me talents, skills, strengths, friends, mentors, teachers, ministers (everything pertaining to life and godliness II Peter 1:3) to help me do it, but leaves me the choice of how I will do it.
My prayer is to continue to allow Him to be Head over all in my life. Layer by layer.
Snack while driving - half a Raw Revolution chocolate cashew bar. They are so good!
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