Weekly Devotion
March 1, 2026

ONE BODY IN CHRIST—another piece of GOD’S MYSTERY

Read Ephesians 2:11—22 to get the picture of God’s handywork as He united two people groups into ONE through Christ Jesus. Pick out the words that describe the great divide between the Jews and the Gentiles as they were attempting to come together from completely different backgrounds and history. It had the flavor of being an atmosphere of exclusion—
-the Jews had the covenant promises of God that were made know to them, the physical stamp of circumcision and the Law; versus
-the Gentiles believers who came to know Jesus without history, promises, special marks or rules

Here they were in Ephesus, a social and economic hot bed, struggling to come together as a church where the Jews determined that the Gentiles needed to embrace all things Jewish in order to ensure they weren’t missing any dotted “I’s” or crossed “T’s”. The Gentiles on the other hand were embracing the freedom they had found in Jesus and His grace through the apostles and prophets.

In Verses 14 to 18 Paul explains the miraculous shift achieved by Christ in that He brought PEACE by uniting two people groups into one new humanity/people that breaks down walls of hostility. Jesus brought His Good News of peace to those who were formerly far from Him and to the Jews who were near to Him due to their heritage. In Christ’s death and resurrection access to the Father was open to ALL through the Spirit.

Therefore ALL people everywhere can be a members of God’s family, His church. Jesus is the Cornerstone and we are carefully joined together in Him, becoming a holy temple for the Lord. (verse 21)

Today, at Westwood we are the Body of Jesus, joined together in Him ~ HE is our CENTER.

We state that we are “Growing in community to love God and invite people to follow Jesus”, therefore….

Everyone is welcome to COME and...
-discover life eternal in Jesus and embrace His great love
-grow in faith through God’s Word in community and in personal reading/study
-share in the love of Jesus together in worship, prayer, compassion, sharing, encouragement, working for Him and whatever He asks of us
-and so very much more!

We are One Body in Christ! 

On my knees,
Kathy