The Family in Heaven and Earth

The House of God
Today’s Topic: The Family in Heaven and Earth
Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-16

Greetings Kingdom Citizens
Ephesians 3:14-16: “For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Of whom the whole family in Heaven and Earth is named, That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with His might by His Spirit in the inner man;”

Now Paul speaks of bowing his knees to the Father of Jesus Christ or whom the WHOLE FAMILY IN HEAVEN AND EARTH IS NAMED. What is the family’s name? The House of God. Now this should have jumped out at you in the sense that Paul says the House of God, or the family is in Heaven AND Earth. How can this be? First let me give an example and then bring it to the eternal reality.

In my household, The House of Calhoun, the headquarters for this household is in the State of Florida at my residence. In that residence resides my wife, Bianca and our son, William. Now, I am the patriarch of the household and the authority and power of that household resides at our residence. William has no authority or power at that residence because it resides with his parents. Once William comes of age and moves out of our home to another place, for example the State of Georgia, if he is not married and still under our household, then the House of Calhoun migrates to the State of Georgia. Now you have the House of Calhoun in the States of Florida and Georgia. Now the headquarters for the House is still in Florida and since William is still under our covering then the standards that are at home in Florida are expected to be maintained in Georgia. William is delegated certain authority and power to use in Georgia and as long as he stays under our authority. But if he disobeys and “sin” against us then his authority, power and privileges can be revoked by his parents in Florida. Now let’s pull this concept into the eternal.

The children of God’s home is not Earth. Our home is Heaven. So we establish that the House of God is in Heaven. Now how does it come to the Earth? God, the Father sends His children to this created place and establishes them there with dominion. In other words, God created the Earth, then created man, then blew the Breath of Life in him (Genesis 2:7). Now in this place His children are given dominion or rulership over the Earth (Genesis 1:26). This rulership is a delegated authority and power to bring the Kingdom and its culture to the Earth. So what we will have is Earth mirroring the culture and reality of the Heavenly Kingdom. When God sends His children to the Earth the family of God, or the House of God is now extended from Heaven to Earth. It is through the children that the Will of God and the Kingdom culture and rulership comes to the Earth.

This is how the House of God is in Heaven and Earth. So Heaven is the headquarters or our home. It is where the Throne of God is located and the seat of Power. Heaven is our home but God has sent His family, His children into the Earth and He has given them dominion in the Earth. This dominion is not for their own personal use, but they use the power to fulfill the Will of the One who sent them. So we have the House of God in Heaven and Earth. In the next message we will look at Rulership.

At the Father’s Service,
Elder Calvin Calhoun Jr.