God's Glory Church

“And the forces of hell will not defeat her.” — Matthew 16:18

“Is the church over?” – asked a young mother who arrived at the prayer house with two small children already almost at the end of the Sunday service. Instead, the man who greeted everyone at the entrance said that another church nearby was holding two Sunday services and the second was due to start shortly. “Perhaps it would be better to give you a ride there?” he asked. The young mother agreed and seemed happy to be able to visit another church just a few blocks away. Later, reflecting on this incident, the man said: “Is the Church finished? No, never. God’s Church is eternal.”

The church is not a shaky building. Apostle Paul wrote that the church is God’s faithful family. Its members are “household for God, built on the basis of the apostles and prophets, where the cornerstone is Jesus Christ Himself, on whom the whole building, the government is built, growing into a holy temple in the Lord, on whom you too are being built together by the Spirit for the dwelling of God” (Eph. 2:19-22).

Jesus established His Church forever. He announced that despite any challenges or difficulties the Church may experience, “the powers of hell will not overcome it” (Mt. 16:18).

These promises give us the opportunity to look at the local churches and at all of us as part of God’s universal Church, built “in Christ Jesus for all generations forever and ever” (Eph. 3:21).

What are you thankful for in your local church? How can you contribute to the growth of God’s universal Church?

Dear Jesus, thank you that I belong to Your Church.

Author: Patricia Raybon