Ephesians 1:3-5; 9-11 (Shows Christ as Our ALL IN ALL)!
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
9 Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:
10 That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:
11 In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
How do we “Recognize our Purpose”? First we must understand its meaning. “Recognize” means to be aware of as known before: to know by some detail, as of appearance: to perceive.
For the most part, Women throughout scripture are a subordinate figure, especially in the Old Testament. To some extent a woman was her husband’s property (Genesis 12:18; Exodus 20:17; 21:3) and owed him absolute fidelity because he was recognized as lord and master. Through her diligence and love, she created an honorable position for herself within family and community circles. Any notability women attained was obtained by force of character such as Deborah, a judge of Israel (Judges 4:4) and Esther who delivered the Jews from extinction.
Throughout history, man, through pride, ignorance or moral misrepresentation, has treated women as being greatly inferior and has enslaved and degraded her accordingly. In some countries today, women have no rights whatsoever in relation to equality with man. But God through Jesus Christ has brought “full emancipation” (liberation; freedom; release; deliverance) to womanhood and has given us equality with man in Him.
- Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek (gentile), there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
THIS IS THE IMPORTANCE OF US RECOGNIZING OUR PURPOSE / AND TAKING OUR POSITION IN THE BODY OF CHRIST!