In Ephesians 2 Paul envisions a church where groups of people who were formerly divided along social, political, economic, and religious lines now form one community, united in the love that God has for them and they have for one another. The section finishes with Paul saying that this community is the new temple, "a dwelling place for God."
The author of today's devotion says that "we cannot create such a community." What a great insight. When this type of community happens, it is not because of our own methods or ingenuity. It can only happen as an act of God's grace, the result of a collection of individuals in whom God's spirit is at work; continually breaking down dividing walls by the cross of Christ.
May we be such a community, by the grace of God.
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