Head Over Everything

Read: Ephesians 1:18-23

God has put all things under the authority of Christ and has made him head over all things for the benefit of the church. Ephesians 1:22

IN WORD

Jesus has always been the rightful King, but His kingship hasn’t always been practically enforced. God put all things under His feet, which means, of course, that all things weren’t already under His feet. This kingship is eternally true but progressively applied. As we thoroughly know from our daily experience, not everything goes according to His will.

But that’s changing. God put Jesus on the throne and all things under Him. The King is now seated at the right hand of the Father. Many of us have already submitted to His authority, and we are given the royal assignment of bringing others in our spheres of influence into His realm. He has given us the ability to help our homes, workplaces, and communities shift from being theoretically under His feet to being practically under His feet. We are participants in growing the Kingdom.

This is the direction of history and, for those who believe, the current reality. No opposition, no obstacle, no situation or circumstance or person is greater than the authority Jesus holds and shares with us. Plenty of voices in our lives, including our own natural senses, tell us otherwise. But they lie. If we could see the authority He has—and that we have in Him—we would never yield to any contradiction to His Kingdom. His headship over everything would embolden and empower us.

IN DEED

Everything in our lives should reflect the gentle-yet-unyielding authority of Jesus. We easily acquiesce to the obstacles and contradictions because they look unyielding and overpowering. But they are smaller, weaker, and illegitimate. And they are futile in the face of a believer who insists on the authority of Jesus over all. Sooner or later, all of His opposition will confess that He is Lord. And our royal privilege is to recognize, announce, and implement His authority now.

ADDITIONAL READING: 2 Corinthians 10:3-5

The only significance in life consists in helping to establish the Kingdom of God.

LEO TOLSTOY