Ephesians 2:18 For through [Christ] we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.
I want to talk about verse 22: “And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.” If you’ll permit me to get my grammar nerd on for a moment, “are being built” is in the continuous present (or present progressive) tense, meaning–according to Grammarly.com–that the action or condition “is happening right now, frequently, and may be ongoing.”
Ephesians 2:19-20 Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone.
I don’t know about you, but I have a really hard time waiting for things that take time, but verse 22 being in the continuous present gives me hope. I am certainly not currently a completed dwelling in which God lives by His Spirit. I fail every day in a million little ways in my walk with Christ. But I keep trying. And verse 22 implies that this process of becoming is just that–a process, not a done deal. It’s ok that I’m not there yet. I’m still a work in progress.
Ephesians 2:21 In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord.
Lord, Thank You that You don’t expect perfection. Thank You for Your grace, compassion, and mercy. Thank You that I am Your work in progress, Your masterpiece in the making. Help me, always, to strive to become a little bit more like You every single day. Help me to show myself and others grace, compassion, and mercy when we mess up, as we inevitably will. Thank You that in You, I am “being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.” Amen.
Ephesians 2:22 And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.
Have a blessed day.