Tuesday 7/5/13

Ephesians 5:20-21 ESV

giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.

As all good things we have come from God, indeed a man cannot have anything unless it has been given to him from heaven. From our breath of life, to the creation we live in, to the forgiveness & salvation in Christ, to any good thing we have ... all are the free gift from God. We just do a little part in getting it. Therefore, we ought to give thanks always for everything we cherish. Not just for good things, but for evil things also. They also come from God to teach us faith, patience and reliance on Him.

Knowing that all we need and have come from God, we should seek to please Him, seek His righteousness and His Kingdom rather than our own achivements or status. As Christians ought to work together for the common purposes of God, we need to submit to the leadership and to one another in God's name. God ultimately is the one who ordained the leadership and authority, we need to submit ourselves to the ordinance of God, and keep the unity in fellowship. We submit because God has put the leader in the leadership position, and we submit to God's decision.