DAILY GRACE
MON. 25TH JULY, 2016
TOPIC: THIS ROCK
TEXT: MATT. 16:18
                       
Welcome to a brand new week, it shall be well with you and your household in Jesus' name. You will not drink the wine of confusion in the name of Jesus Christ.
From the text above,
Christ replies to him as an apostle or minister.
Peter, in the name of the church, had confessed Christ, and to him therefore the promise intended for the church is directed.  There is nothing lost by being forward to confess Christ, for those who honour Him, He will honour.
Upon occasion of this great confession made of Christ, which is the church’s homage and allegiance.
 Such is the communion between Christ and the church, the Bridegroom and the spouse.
 God had a church in the world from the beginning, and it was built upon the rock of the promised Seed, (Gen. 3:15).
 And to establish the being of the church, It is Christ that makes the grant, He who is the church’s Head, and Ruler, to whom all judgment is committed, and from whom all power is derived. He who makes it pursuance to the authority received from the Father, and His undertaking for the salvation of the elect.
 The grant is put into Peter’s hand; “I say it to thee.” The Old Testament promises relating to the church were given immediately to particular persons, eminent for faith and holiness, as to Abraham and David; which yet gave no supremacy to them, much less to any of their successors, so the New-Testament charter is here delivered to Peter as an agent. But to the use and behoof of the church in all ages, according to the purposes therein specified and contained.
That Christ would build His church which is a number of the children of men called out of the world, and set apart from it, and dedicated to Christ. "It is not your church, but mine", Christ said.
Peter remembered this vividly when he cautioned ministers not to lord it over God’s heritage. The church is Christ’s peculiar, appropriated to Him alone.
The world is God’s, and they that dwell therein(Ps.24); but the church is a chosen remnant, that stands in relation to God through Christ as Mediator.
To be continued...
Enjoy your day!

Personal confession: Lord, l receive fresh understanding of your church not mine in Jesus' name.

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