The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 14 May 2025 — The Beauty Of The Church In The Face Of Her Varied Grace
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TOPIC: The Beauty Of The Church In The Face Of Her Varied Grace
READ: Ephesians 4:7-11 (NKJV)
- But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift.
- Therefore He says: “When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, And gave gifts to men.”
- (Now this, “He ascended” — what does it mean but that He also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?
- He who descended is also the One who ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things.)
- And He Himself gave some [to be] apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers,
THE MESSAGE:
The gift of Christ is grace, and what He gives to believers is the gift of grace. This gift has various dimensions, manifesting as grace. If you can measure the gift of Christ, it is only then you can measure the varied grace He has given to His children. This gift of grace shows His triumph over our foes such as sin, Satan and death. What a tremendous gift His death and resurrection have released unto us! Christ also gave us the five-fold ministry gifts for equipping the saints and for building up the body of Christ.
It is so tremendous that everyone of us, including a new convert, is blessed with a measure of this grace. “And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace” (John 1:16). The picture that comes to my heart as to how we are to see the gift of Christ is “Joseph’s coat of many colours.” It is one coat but made of different colours. In the same way, the gift of Christ is one varied grace. This understanding will end competitions and the feelings of inferiority or superiority amongst us, as we will now appreciate the uniqueness of our individual grace.
PRAYER: Father, help me to use the grace in me to edify the Church, fostering her unity and beauty.
