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Apostle Paul says in Ephesians 3:7-11, NIV-Bible; “I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace given to me through the working of his power. Although I am less than the least of all the Lord’s people, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the boundless riches of Christ, and to make plain to everyone the administration of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things. His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms, according to his eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord”.
The servant Paul was explaining that this generation is made able to perceive the knowledge, about the mystery of Christ and his church, by the spirit, which God has hidden for ages from the people of the past. This mystery is that through the gospel, we are the heirs together with Israel (Jews), shares the promises in Christ Jesus. And moreover, God wants you and me to be the righteous strongholds for the advancement of his kingdom, to the point that the true Gospel is preached to everyone and everywhere. Effortlessly, as God's holy people, we are the preachers and teachers, and we always should be, in the capacity of our given enlightenment – as it is written; “where it is produced a crop, a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown”.
It’s a privilege for you and me to be God’s messengers as we sow and reap the word of God regardless how lowly we are in the eyes of the world! And I marvel the work of the Lord with lots of thanks and praises. Amen
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