Lesson 4883

 Lesson 4883) (06-13-25) Ephesians 3:1-12 

   “For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles, If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward: How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words, Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ) Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel: 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: To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God, According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord: In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.” 

    

   Today’s lesson reveals that Paul was given a special ministry by God's grace to bring the gospel of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles. He was given to expose the mystery of Jesus Christ that had not been made known in past generations but was now revealed by the Spirit to the apostles. Paul explained that he was made a minister to preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ and to make all people see the greatness of that mystery. Through the church, God’s manifold wisdom was now being made known to all, according to His eternal purpose accomplished in Christ Jesus, in whom believers have power and access with confidence through faith. ~