Walking through Ephesians - Day 46
versebyverse | December 09, 2007 15:13
Thought: To me, the apostle Paul is one very dynamic, if not the most powerful, of all the apostles. We're so blessed to have his writings!
Question: Am I willing to follow Paul's example and become a "prisoner" unto Jesus Christ?
Scripture: Ephesians 3:1 (NIV): "For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for the sake of you Gentiles--"
Paul has seen and shared the grand scope of God's fore-ordained plans which involve the eternal intent to unite Jews and Gentiles. Now he says this is the reason he gives himself to the Gentiles: to share this and make it clear to them that they are loved, accepted by God, covered in His grace and promised eternal life right along with the Jews. Paul is extremely dedicated to telling this "mystery" to all Gentiles. He allows himself to be "the prisoner of Jesus Christ," that is, he willingly puts himself into a life of captivity and bonds, bearing the name of Jesus to the entire world. Paul is not free, (by his own choice), to live unto self; he is a willing bondslave to Christ. To be a prisoner is an unwanted, unpleasant experience. Paul is willing to undergo that as he goes from place to place preaching, taking the reproach and shame that comes from an unbelieving world, a world happy to trust in anything other than Jesus Christ.
Prayer: Lord, work in me until Your love constrains me, moves me, to be the kind of selfless Christian, like Paul, that You want me to be--FOR OTHERS. Amen.
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