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Walking through Ephesians - Day 50

versebyverse | December 14, 2007 23:20

Thought: To me, the revelation of the mystery of the gospel fulfills all my hunger for peace between me and my fellow men, and I am satisfied "in Christ."

Question: Have I grasped the true meaning of the mystery of Christ?

Scripture: Ephesians 3:5 (NIV): "which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God's holy apostles and prophets."

No one of earlier generations realized that Jewish culture and Gentile foreigners would become the subjects of unity. It was hidden. It was hidden by God. Many past generations have existed through numerous disagreements and wars and so-called treaties of peace; but the kind of peace Jesus brought in his death and resurrection was not "made known to men" of the past. Because it was a peace originating from God, it was only revealed by God via the Holy Spirit, and only to certain men; men who were filled by that Holy Spirit--apostles and prophets. And it was revealed only at certain times in history, in God's perfect timing, when the setting was ripe. Old Testament prophets were inspired to remark on this uniting peace and recorded it in several places in the Old Testament. And the apostles, chiefly Paul, have also written of it as led by the Holy Spirit. "...men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit." (II Peter 1:21) But eyes were opened to it on a broader scale only after Christ appeared to "make it happen." Hence its "revelation", that is, revealing. Thus we "see" this truth "in Christ."

Prayer: Thank You, Father, that I live in a day to see the revealing of Your mysterious, marvellous GOSPEL! Amen.