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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 5 of 5
Ephesians 3:1-12
This chapter is a parenthesis, to highlight the mystery "now revealed", which is the subject of the passage (vv. 3, 9), the mystery of Christ and the Assembly. If the divine wisdom can be admired in creation (Psalms 104:24; Proverbs 3:19), how much greater still does it shine out in the unchangeable counsels of God regarding the glory and the eternal joy of His well-beloved Son. This wisdom so "manifold" has been revealed in a sovereign and entirely new manner through the Church (Assembly). The angels admire it; the nations, up till then without hope, receive the "good news" of this (v. 8 JND trans.). It was to Paul, by a special call, that this revelation was given, the greatness of which humbled him in his own eyes. He was entrusted with the duty of making known to all the riches of divine grace (Ephesians 1:7; Ephesians 2:7) and glory (Ephesians 1:18; Ephesians 3:16). The promise of Psalms 84:11 : "The LORD will give grace and glory" was realised at the Cross. These marvellous and free gifts are ours from now on. Which of us as children did not dream of discovering treasure? There exists no greater treasure than these "unsearchable riches of Christ". May He Himself grant us to value them above all else and to lay hold of them by faith.
