My bias toward the Church (96/100)

Today's time has been about resting into the completion of this assignment for school, and in it, the conclusion of processing this piece of my bias toward the Church in providing care for cross-cultural workers.

In reality my bias in all things is that God placed the Church here as His vehicle for conveying by word, deed, and example, His love and redemptive work in and to this broken and hurting world. O, that we would find a way to live this!

Through Him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father. So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and are of God's household, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the corner stone, in whom the whole building, being fitted together, is growing into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling of God in the Spirit. -- Ephesian 2:18-22 (NASB)

A dwelling of God . . . wow! The God of the universe who made all that is, desires to dwell in us?! How could such a reality not change this world?!

Lord, keep me as Your unhindered-vessel near breaking, but held together by Your in dwelling presence, displaying Your glory. Keep us as Your people in this same way held together by the Super Glue of Your Spirit, aware of our frailty, but also of Your greatness.

Reference: A vessel He can use and day 63/100 of this blog (8/27/10)