We Are One

There was a vast multitude from every nation, tribe, people, and language . . . standing before the throne and before the Lamb. —Revelation 7:9

While the Bible tells us Christ was ethnically Jewish, it also tells us that He is the true and perfect human. As He gathers the nations to Himself, He stands as the perfect African American, African, or European; the perfect Asian, Latin American, Pacific Islander, and so on, with all ethnicities. . . .

Though race and ethnicity in and of themselves are neither holy nor profane, they are our divinely designed reality and therefore they are precious gifts from our Creator Christ. But out of this many, one will come through our union with Him. When we meet Christ in glory, His kingdom will be established as the preeminent tribe, as we are made one new people. We’ll receive the redemption of even our earthly identities, and marvel at the vast riches of the banqueting table with thanksgiving, reverence, and awe.

It’s around this table that the invisible church is made visible, and we see that while we are many, we are truly one.

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Wisdom’s Call: 100 Meditations for a Life in Christ
©2023 K.A. Ellis. Used by permission of Moody Publishers.

Scripture taken from The CSB