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10-4-2020 weekly message

Meditation of the week: Psalms 91:1-16

Text: Ephesians 3:8-21

Title of the Word: The abundance of Christ given to the Church of God, the fellowship of mystery, and the Glory of God full in the  universe

         In Ephesians chapter 1 through 3, Apostle Paul eagerly testifies of the enormous and mysterious dispensation given unto the church of God. He knelt down and testified in detail everything he saw and heard.

            His testimony may be in one word that the center of the whole universe is the earth, and in more detail, the Church of God created with the Jews and Gentiles into one body by redeeming all the sins of the law with the Blood of the Lord Jesus Christ.    

           Preaching the gospel of grace  to save the Gentiles, he told the church of Gentiles not to be discouraged because of the tribulation that Apostle Paul suffered from the Jews. He said, his tribulation is for the glory of the Gentiles.  

         That’s right. It is truly mysterious that the Gentiles who had lived miserably nothing to do with the promise of the Spirit given unto Abraham. It is truly mysterious that God had made the Gentiles receive the promise of the Spirit given only unto the Jews through Abraham, and made them to be the joint-heir of  God.  Apostle Paul testified that such a mysterious plan of God had been made before the foundation of the world:  

 “According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

5Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

6To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.“(Eph. 1:4-6)

         Apostle Paul also testified that it was God’s  will of pleasure to save the Gentiles through Jesus Christ to make them the Church of God:

” Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:

10That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:“(Ephesians 1:9-10)

         Apostle Paul refers the things in him to the church of God that has become the body of Christ  being newly created through the blood of Christ among all things in heaven and on earth. When the church of God created is completed, God will destroy Satan, the Devil, that has been driving men created in the image of God into sin, death, and curse, and all things shall belong to Christ, the King of kings and the Lord of Lords. It is the mysterious plan of God to be done. At this time, the church of God that is the bride of Christ shall inherit the whole universe as the joint heir with Christ.  

          Apostle Paul testified of this:

” And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, 23Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.” (Ephesians 1:22-23).

” The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

17And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.. .” (Romans 8:16-17)

          That’s right! Until God achieves the fullness of the Gentiles, the children of God’s church are bound to endlessly suffer from the power of Satan who rules the present world. Therefore, Apostle Paul testified. they are able to overcome all kinds of suffering through the unsearchable riches of Christ in the Holy Spirit.  

          God is giving the  peace unto them beyond understanding. that is Jehovah Shalom:

“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

7And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. ” (Phil 4:6-7)

         Apostle Paul testified that eternal life, freely given by God’s grace, becomes an inexpressible power because of the belief of resurrection after death:

“Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.” (2 Corinthians 9:15).

          King Solomon testified of how great the love of God is. Apostle Paul also testified of the charity of God in 1 Corinthians 13:

” Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.” (Sol 8:7).

        Apostle Paul testified that the word of God is unspeakable. The word unspeakable means the power of God’s Word:

“How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.” (2 Corinthians 12:4).

           Apostle Peter testified of the joy God given to the  believers in Christ is unspeakable. Apostle Paul  also testified of the joy in the Holy Spirit:

” Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:

9Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.” (1 Peter 1:8 -9)

“For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.” (Rom. 14:17).

           Apostle Paul testified that the riches of Christ  given unto the children of God is possible through the spiritual fellowship with Christ living in the evil world:  

” 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:

10To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,

11According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:” (Ephesians 3:9-11).

          That’s right! The children of God must be filled with wisdom and understanding given by the Holy Spirit in the  deep spiritual fellowship with Christ through deep prayer  in the Words of God. When the dispensation of God is fulfilled, God will judge the  principalities and powers, the rulers of the darkness of this world, and the spiritual evils on high. At this time, the Church of God shall receive a tremendous mission to go to the whole universe connecting the third heaven where the throne of God, and the earth,   and teach the manifold wisdom of God unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places after a thousand years reign with Christ. All these wisdoms are revealed clearly in all the words of God. Therefore, the members of the church of God must understand  all the words of God in details until that time comes, so that they can teach the various wisdom of God unto the host in heaven.

         Apostle Paul went up to the throne of God in the third heaven,  and heard the mysterious words of God that cannot be explained by human words. Just as all the family members who had existed before the Age of Grace were given names, he knelt down before the church of God that is the family in the age of the church, because the church of God must realize such a enormous and eternal mission. We have to realize that he is till kneeling down even before each of us in heaven.

          Therefore, he prayed unto God for him to grant them, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man, and that Christ may dwell in their hearts by faith, that they, being rooted and grounded in love; and may be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height. And for them to know the love of Christ, which passesth knowledge, that they might be filled with all the fullness of God; and unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that they ask or think, according to the power that worketh in them.

         If so, he prayed for them to realize the width, depth, length, and height. Unless we meditate his word, we may not able to understand the meaning of his question.

         We live in a planet as the size of a peanut at the tip of an S-shaped nebula. The solar system we live in is a tiny fraction of a few hundredths of a nebula, and the nebula we live in is only one of the thousands and millions of nebulae in the universe. In terms of direction, this nebula sits south of the glorious body of Jesus Christ, and Jesus Christ sits on the right side of the throne north of this nebula. Apostle Paul could at any time in his life point to where he was taken (2 Corinthians 12:1-4). Because he knew the size, shape, location, and environment of the place, he wanted to die immediately rather than live (Phil 1:21). If we realize these things, we shall live a totally different life than the carnal Christians in this world.

           Now, then, if we try to connect the church of God in the earth and the throne of God in 360 degrees, although the church is  in the size of a peanut, we may be able to realize how big the whole universe that shall be the inheritance for the church of God with Christ. If we aaare able to see this tremendous spectacular sight spiritually in the Holy Spirit, we shall be able to live a life of hope with joy  in peace. of God as the heirs of God.

Amen Hallelujah!