Christ is the Body

“²²And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, ²³which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.” – Ephesians 1:22-23 (ESV)

It is that simple. We are all part of Christ as He is the head of the church, which is He.

I am reminded that as a member of the family of God, that I am the church. Not some building or some entity. It is the people that are the church and as Christ is the head of the church, He is the head of the body and as a part of the body, He is the whole and therefore Christ is the body.

I know that is a big circle and thought process to follow. I will say that in the past I had a hard time following it myself. I had to break down the parts to make the whole. First, as a follower, I am member of the church and have been given certain gifts and talents to do the work of God. As have others in the family of God. Like the different parts of the body, the hands, feet, head, voice and the like, we all are a vital part of the church.

Second, Christ is the head of the church as noted by Paul in the above verses and passage. My body takes direction from my head to perform tasks. I have to have direction and that direction comes from Christ.

Since I am the body of the church and take my direction from the head of the church, the head of the church rules the body and therefore Christ rules over me and becomes the body.

I am just a small part of the whole and get my direction from Christ. I have to remember that I have give my body as a temple for Christ and He dwells in me and controls my body and that makes him the body.

What is you take on your body in relation to Christ? Have you given yourself as the temple for His use? What if you did and realized that all you do is just Christ doing the work with your body as you are His?