NEW TESTAMENT READING PLAN: Luke 17-19
SCRIPTURE READING
Eph 3:8-9, 11-12 To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was
given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, and to bring to light
for everyone what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God who created all
things…This was according to the eternal purpose that he has realized in Christ Jesus our
Lord, in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through our faith in him.
Paul sees himself as the least of all the saints; this is not false humility, for he knows of
the greatness of Christ and is humble before God. It was amazing that God chose him,
a persecutor of Christians, to work in powerful ways. God can truly use anyone. Paul
had been called to preach to the Gentiles about the unsearchable riches of Christ. This
message is so unfathomable that man could have never understood it with the God Himself
revealing it. Paul’s purpose in preaching to the Gentiles was to bring to light the plan of
the mystery hidden for ages. What Paul was preaching was like telling of a mystery that
had been in the mind of God since the beginning of time. This message was not only for a
select few but for all people and it was from the Creator God. The eternal purpose of God
now becomes visible in the Church, it was not a last minute decision but was the plan all
along and it was through Jesus. Through our faith in Jesus we have boldness to draw near
and access to God. It’s amazing to think that we have been given access to God and can
have boldness in drawing near to Him. What an amazing thing Jesus did for us.
PRAYER and MEDITATION
1. Are there things in your past that are keeping you from being used from God? If so,
what are they? Are you willing to leave these things at the foot of the cross and be used by
God? Ask God to help you leave them there so you, as Paul, can be a minster.
2. Spend some time thanking God and praising Him for His perfect plan of salvation. Thank
Him that because of Jesus, you can draw near to God and have access to Him. Ask God
to impart upon your heart a deeper response back to Him in love, reverence and respect.
3. Pray that the message of Christ Jesus would spread throughout our country, that the
church would boldly proclaim this message.
