Leadership Thought: Whatever Is Over Your Head Is Under His Feet.

Dear Friends,

Last night at our small group we were studying a passage in the book of Ephesians, and I was struck by the phrase where Paul writes God has put "everything under His feet" (Eph. 1:22).  Everything in all His creation is under His feet. Everything bows before His sovereignty. He has the power to control everything and that same power that resurrected Jesus from the grave, is the same power that resides within every believer. 

We say I don't know if I can conquer my smoking habit or control my bad temper or give up my lustful thoughts or break off this relationship that is pulling me away from You. And God says the same power I possess to raise Jesus from the dead is the same power that is within you. 

Paul doesn't encourage them to pray for the power to break that which holds them in bondage. He simply calls them to use that power they already possess. 

Paul writes, "And what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might that he worked in Christ which he raised him from the dead and seated him at the right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the age to come. And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, which is the body, the fullness of him who fills all in all" (Eph. 1:19-23).

The same power that raised Jesus from the dead is the same power you possess. "But I am addicted," but God gives you the resurrection power to be free. "I have been hurt and I am broken" and God says, "You are as whole as you need to be."  "But I need help. I feel powerless to change my life." But you have all the power you need, for the same power that raised Jesus from the dead is the same power that resides within you.

 "All things are under His feet."  Addiction, problems, pornography, profanity, gossip, depression, meanness, temper, sadness, laziness- whatever it is that you feel is controlling you is "under His feet."

Pastor John Courson writes, "But you don't understand how overwhelming my problem is, and Jesus says it couldn't be any more overwhelming than the waves threatening to drown my disciples. And yet even the waves that rolled over their heads are under my feet, and those waves that threatened to drown you were very waves I walked on in coming to you" (Matthew 14: 25).

"Nothing is over his head. Whatever might seem to be rolling your way, ready to sink your boat and wipe you out is already under his feet- and might be the very path He chooses upon which to walk to you (John Courson, Application Bible Commentary, p. 1223.

In closing, out his commentary on these verses, Warren Wiersbe comments, "The greatest power shortage today is not in our generators or our gas tanks. It is in our personal lives. Will Paul's prayer be answered in your life? Will you, starting today, begin to know by experience God’s calling- God's riches- and God’s power? The Bible Exposition Commentary, Warren Wiersbe p 17.

Have a good day and remember as the late Bob Cook used to say, it will only be a good day if it is a godly day."

Yours in faith in friendship.

Tom