Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power. Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ; And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: Ephesians 3:7-9
Paul was the hardest worker the church has ever known … from a diligent enemy to a diligent saint! What a transformation and what a testament. He admits that God made him a minister by the effective, capable, and commanding working of His power. Paul knew that he could not have done anything by his own ability or his own strength. He tells us in this passage, he was “less than the least” of all saints, yet God has given me this grace to me to preach the unsearchable riches of Christ among the very people that I had persecuted; so all men would see and know the fellowship of the mystery, which has been hid in God from the beginning of the world.
When I read this portion of the scripture, it sounded like a title for a movie, “the fellowship of the mystery”, God, intriguing and full of wonderment. If we put the two definitions together it gives it clarity, the “fellowship” being a group of people who share common interests, goals, experiences, or views and the “mystery” being a truth that is considered to be beyond human understanding and can be made known only by divine revelation. You have to love the Spirit of the Lord right now and His way of expounding on the Word. Then just as quickly, I was reminded of the scripture, “the secret things, the unknown things, the hidden things, belong unto the Lord our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law (Deut 29:29).
Just like Paul, we have been given the charge to preach what he called the unsearchable riches of Christ; riches that are not capable of being searched, beyond our scope or reach of understanding, not able to be investigated scientifically and certainly not because man hasn’t tried. As humans, we fear what we don’t understand. We have tried to logically, philosophically, rationally, and possibly explain it, however, it still remains a mystery to man. His attempt to find out about these riches will continue to be unknown until he has experienced divine revelation that is only given by God.
We have been given the opportunity to share riches that are more precious than gold; spiritual wealth … a wonderful revenue that's in store for us, both now and later. God's goodness and all that He has for us once we come into the knowledge of Him. The scripture said "the eyes of your understanding being enlightened that you may know what the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints." I could continue in this all day and it wouldn't be enough time, but know this, through His divine power, He has given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness … it's no longer a mystery to us, so share this with others. That is our call … to share, to preach what is the unsearchable riches of Christ!
Until the morning, be blessed,
Cynde
Paul was the hardest worker the church has ever known … from a diligent enemy to a diligent saint! What a transformation and what a testament. He admits that God made him a minister by the effective, capable, and commanding working of His power. Paul knew that he could not have done anything by his own ability or his own strength. He tells us in this passage, he was “less than the least” of all saints, yet God has given me this grace to me to preach the unsearchable riches of Christ among the very people that I had persecuted; so all men would see and know the fellowship of the mystery, which has been hid in God from the beginning of the world.
When I read this portion of the scripture, it sounded like a title for a movie, “the fellowship of the mystery”, God, intriguing and full of wonderment. If we put the two definitions together it gives it clarity, the “fellowship” being a group of people who share common interests, goals, experiences, or views and the “mystery” being a truth that is considered to be beyond human understanding and can be made known only by divine revelation. You have to love the Spirit of the Lord right now and His way of expounding on the Word. Then just as quickly, I was reminded of the scripture, “the secret things, the unknown things, the hidden things, belong unto the Lord our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law (Deut 29:29).
Just like Paul, we have been given the charge to preach what he called the unsearchable riches of Christ; riches that are not capable of being searched, beyond our scope or reach of understanding, not able to be investigated scientifically and certainly not because man hasn’t tried. As humans, we fear what we don’t understand. We have tried to logically, philosophically, rationally, and possibly explain it, however, it still remains a mystery to man. His attempt to find out about these riches will continue to be unknown until he has experienced divine revelation that is only given by God.
We have been given the opportunity to share riches that are more precious than gold; spiritual wealth … a wonderful revenue that's in store for us, both now and later. God's goodness and all that He has for us once we come into the knowledge of Him. The scripture said "the eyes of your understanding being enlightened that you may know what the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints." I could continue in this all day and it wouldn't be enough time, but know this, through His divine power, He has given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness … it's no longer a mystery to us, so share this with others. That is our call … to share, to preach what is the unsearchable riches of Christ!
Until the morning, be blessed,
Cynde
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