“Now he is far above any ruler or authority or power or leader or anything else—not only in this world but also in the world to come. God has put all things under the authority of Christ and has made him head over all things for the benefit of the church. And the church is his body; it is made full and complete by Christ, who fills all things everywhere with himself.” Ephesians 1:21‭-‬23

Jesus, Whom Paul praises as he prays for the church at Ephesus, is the One Who that God from the dead and seated … in the place of honor at God’s right hand in the heavenly realms. (vs 20)

It’s this Jesus Whose authority superceeds ANY other ruler, ANY other authority, ANY other power, ANY other leader or ANY this else—not only in this world but also in the world to come! NOTHING and NO ONE, outranks Him or can outlast Him, for He has already proven His worth by leaving His glory, coming to earth in human form, living perfectly (daily CHOOSING against His human desires and choosing God’s will instead), allowing His own creation to kill Him on a cross, then rising from the dead, permanently kicking sin and death in the tail, so that we humans could again have an eternal, personal relationship with God! His WORTH superceeds ALL others, thus we WORSHIP Him and will FOREVER!

EVERYTHING is under His authority and He is the Head of EVERYTHING, including and for the benefit of the Church!

Paul continues by explaining that the Church is Jesus’ Body
What that means is that we’re and extension of Him to the earth! We are His hands and feet and mouth here on earth! We’re the part of Him that’s actually visible to the world! The terrifying thought is that the world’s attitude about Jesus is almost always based on the picture that we as Christians show of Who Jesus is! My picture of Him is not always crystal-clear, but it NEEDS to be!

The last phrase of Paul’s prayer is precious-he says, “And the church is His body; it is made full and complete by Christ, who fills all things
everywhere with Himself”. This is loaded!

The Church, Christ’s body is made complete by Christ, so we’re totally incomplete without Him! Because we’re His body, the earth can too, be made complete by Christ’s Presence in us, thus He “fills all things everywhere with Himself.” He’s the very fiber of who we are! He’s the driving force behind all the legitimate things we do, so He is our power too. All things come by Him, are supported by Him and are fueled by Him! That’s why we worship Him!

Take the time to bow before Him and worship Him today.

Think about it!