Our Head

‘““The Head, even Christ.” — EPH. iv.

ERE is another name of Christ as the Gift of God; for God “gave Him to be Head over all things to the Church, which is His body” (Eph. 1. ). Perhaps you never thought before of Jesus being your Head! But you will find great help in thinking about everything that God has told us about Him.

If He is our Head, and we are His body, it is very plain that we can not do without Him. What could your hands and feet do if they were not joined to your head? so the Lord Jesus might well say, “without Me ye can do nothing” (John xv. ).

If He is our Head, you can not grow without Him; and more than that, you can not live without Him, any more than you could if your head were cut off. There is only death in the soul that is without Jesus, no real life at all: for “he that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life” (1 John v. )

I said you could not grow without Him. That is why some of you do not seem to grow better and brighter and stronger little Christians; it is when you are “not holding the bead * (Col. ii, ), (that is, not keeping close to Jesus) that you do not get on. He does not want you to be like a poor little cripple or dwarf, but to grow up into Him in all things (Eph. iv. ).

Let me then be always growing,
Never, never standing still;

Listening, learning, better knowing Thee and Thy most holy will.

If Jesus is your Head, then you are the body of Christ, and members in particular

(z Cor. xb |). “Ves, each of yous particular”; not éverybody in general! And even if you are a very little member, or a very feeble member (ver. ), you are “necessary,” and Jesus would not do without you, any more than your head would choose to do without one of your fingers or feet. Fancy your saying, “Oh, I don’t care much about this foot; you may cut it off if you like!” Just so the Lord Jesus cares about every little member who is joined to Him, and will not let it be cut off from His body; the head can not say to the feet, I have no need of you (ver. ). Now is it not a very precious name which teaches us such a precious truth?

Now you will understand better how Jesus feels for us; for if your little finger is hurt, your head does not have to be told! you know about it, and feel it, and cry out, in an instant. So if the least little member of Christ suffers, He knows, and feels, and sympathizes, because “Christ is the Head” (Eph. v. nF

Make Thy members every hour For Thy blessed service meet; Earnest tongues, and arms of power, Skillful hands, and hastening feet, Ever ready to fulfill All Thy word, and all Thy will.