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Walking through Ephesians - Day 9

versebyverse | October 22, 2007 19:01

Thought:  To me, it is a great privilege to have a former "mystery of God" now disclosed.  Its disclosure is "in Christ"!

Question:  How is God's "good pleasure" served in His Son?

Scripture:  Ephesians 1:9 (NIV):  "And he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ,"

As God lavished grace (His Life) on us and in us, He chose also to reveal something to us that had previously been hidden.  This hidden information is the mystery of His will as determined in His Son, Jesus Christ.  How was God's will for His Son a mystery to us?  Since grace in action revealed the mystery, it is clear to us now what God's will accomplished through Jesus Christ.  Prior to Jesus' advent, however, a shroud of ignorance covered humanity.  Yes, there were the scriptures with their prophetic forecasts, and the prophets with their forward vision, (both as given by God).  But not until after Jesus' resurrection did the whole plan begin to become clear and "hang together" in the understandings of men.  By Christ dying and raising we have had our spiritual eyes opened.  We see God's will clearly now.  We see His love in dramatic demonstration, as never illustrated before.  We see how much God longs to rescue us!  And we realize it is not at all only to please us, though of course we are filled with "joy unspeakable" at what Calvary gives us, but rather to please God Himself.  Yet we know that God is pleased when He pleases others.  But His act of love, as planned in His Son's life and death and new life, is first and foremost, a pleasure to Him alone.  Like Creation, this plan emerging from God, is original and unique, has no supporting helpers in its inception, and is thoroughly "good."  If God does good by sending Christ, and is pleased to have provided Him for us, we would be most deceived and foolish not to avail ourselves of this lavish provision.  Let us make use of redemption and grace while they are extended! 

Prayer:  Heavenly Father, thank You for choosing to reveal Yourself in and through Your Son, Jesus Christ.  He is the perfect Mediator and representation of You.  Amen. 

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