And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ— from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.
This is a well-organized plan for expanding the Kingdom of God in the here and now. All the management skills in place, goal defined, (so that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind fo doctrine…may grow up in all things into Him who is the Christ) and all to cause the growth of the body. WOW! Now that is a statement of goals. And our place in it is clearly outlined.
I worked at one time for a firm that didn't know where it was going or how it was going to get there. Not an enjoyable firm to be associated with. What a difference here.
Reading.
Morning Psalm 18, Noon Psalm 119:9-16, Evening Psalm 109
