(Eph 3:11)  “According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:  (12)  In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.”   “Boldness”. Our prayers brought before Almighty God are not out of the force of our own righteousness, nor is it from any source of merit we might think we possess. Our prayers are brought boldly through that of another – the Son of Almighty God Himself! His righteousness became ours when through the salvation experience we were placed in Him! May we ever be mindful in prayer that our plead comes through the merit of Another, thus His children pray in “Jesus’ Name”. Amen 

Eph 3:10) “To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,”  Oh, the wisdom of God: (Rom 11:30) “For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief: (31) Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy. (32)  For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.  (33) O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!”  All needed mercy, so the Lord gave it to all! OH the great love of God! Have you experienced that love in reality through the rebirth of salvation? Have you been changed, given a new heart? You can right this minute if you will ask forgiveness of your sinful life and then for the precious gift of everlasting life purchased through the blood of Jesus His Son! 

(Eph 3:9) “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:”   Jesus Christ had no beginning, for He is God! The angels did not make the world. God did! “In the beginning God made the heavens and the earth.”  So, without doubt Jesus is held up for the Person hidden from the eyes of the Jewish nation – God! God lived the sinless life in our place. God gave that life in our place. God in the body of the man, Christ Jesus came back to life the third day so that we might be able, through repentance and faith, to receive the gift of that same resurrection life! Praise Him!

(Eph 3:9) “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” It is exciting to live in our day and time, after the mystery of Christ, the cross, and the resurrection has been revealed; having the completed Word of God; to go back and search the pages of the Old Testament. There we find “hints”, “clues”, of the mystery and what it held! If you are not studying your Bible, then you are robbing yourself of the greatest revelation every given to man: that regarding God made flesh for the salvation of sinners like you and me!

(Eph 3:9) “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:”  In context this “fellowship” of the mystery (the gospel and all that it entails) is that both Gentiles and Jews that are saved, are all made “one” in Christ Jesus! We are brothers and sisters. Understand, the saved black man is my true brother in Christ: the Asian, the Hispanic. Whatever the race, when saved, they are more my brother in Christ than that of my physical parents! Praise God for the many saved brothers and sisters I possess in everlasting life!

(Eph 3:8) “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;”  There are those who would say that a person experiences none of salvation until they pass from this life! They are so wrong! His riches are bestowed upon the born again child of God and those blessings flow day by day all the days of this earthly life. How do I know? I experience them! What about you? Do you possess the true salvation of God?

(Eph 3:8) “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;”  Paul’s was not a false humility, for he forever carried the mental burden of his past actions, the suffering and death of the saints of God. Paul is forever a symbol of the depths to which the Hand of God will reach to save a sinner! My Savior died for the sins of “the world” – every man and woman, boy and girl. He carried their sin on Calvary’s cross. His blood was shed to pay the wage of death we had earned. Yes, even your sin was carried by my Lord! May you have the heart and faith to turn from your sin and embrace Him as Savior!

(Eph 3:7) “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.”  It is a privilege to serve the Lord in any way, shape, or form. It is a gift given to each of the saved! We, who were once the followers of Satan in attitude as well as action, have been gifted with the Gift of Salvation and Adoption. The opportunity to do something back for Him who gave us so much, is something we should each see as a privilege. I ask you, “What are you doing openly for the glory of God?”  

(Eph 3:7) “Whereof I was made a minister,….”  It is a real and true thing that God “calls’ men to minister in the office of missionary and pastor. I know, for He called me. Yet, there is a sense that all of the saved are to minister. “Minister” simply means to serve. Two types of people gather together in the local church. Those who minister and those who do not. Those who minister are few in comparison to those who do not. It seems the thought is centered on self rather on the people around them. I am not referring to fellowship. It is not ministering if it is for the purpose of receiving rather than to add to the good of the other.

(Eph 3:6) “That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:”  Just before the Children of Israel cross over into the Promised Land, the Lord warned them: (Deu 32:17) “They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not. (18)  Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee. (19)  And when the LORD saw it, he abhorred them, because of the provoking of his sons, and of his daughters. (20)  And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be: for they are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faith. (21)  They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people;” If you are not a Jew and are saved, then this is speaking of you!  One of the great things we can learn from this is that the Lord God ALWAYS keeps His Word. Praise Him!