SUNDAY, MAY 1, 2022
TEXT: Ephesians
3:1-13
1.
When I think of all this things, I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus for the
benefit of you Gentiles …
2.
assuming, by the way, that you know God gave me the special responsibility of
extending his grace to you Gentiles.
3. As
I briefly wrote earlier, God himself revealed his mysterious plan to me.
4. As
you read what I have written, you will understand my insight into this plan
regarding Christ.
5. God
did not reveal it to previous generations, but now by his Spirit he has
revealed it to his holy apostles and prophets.
6. And
this is God’s plan: Both Gentiles and Jews who believe the Good News share
equally in the riches inherited by God’s children. Both are part of the same
body, and both enjoy the promise of blessings because they belong to Christ
Jesus.
7. By
God’s grace and mighty power, I have been given the privilege of serving him by
spreading this Good News.
8.
Though I am the least deserving of all God’s people, he graciously gave me the
privilege of telling the Gentiles about the endless treasures available to them
in Christ.
9. I
was chosen to explain to everyone this mysterious plan that God, the Creator of
all things, had kept secret from the beginning.
10.
God’s purpose in all this was to use the church to display his wisdom in its
rich variety to all the unseen rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.
11.
This was his eternal plan, which he carried out through Christ Jesus our Lord.
12.
Because of Christ and our faith in him, we can now come boldly and confidently
into God’s presence.
13. So
please don’t lose heart because of my trials here. I am suffering for you, so
you should feel honored.
(New
Living Translation Holy Bible)
TOPIC: YOU
ARE NOT INFERIOR
It does not matter where you
come from; your tribe, race, color or nationality do not matter to God.
Everyone was created by God. It does not matter whether you are a Jew or
Gentile; all believers in Christ are seen and considered the same before the
Lord (Colossians 3:11).
God’s plan is that both Jews
and Gentiles should share equally in the riches provided by God because they
are part of the same body and enjoy the promises of God. Because of Christ and
our faith in Him, we can come boldly before the Lord to worship and present our
requests to Him.
Do not allow anyone look
down on you for any reason because you are to God.
QUESTION: Do
you know that you are not a mistake?
PRAYER:
Dear Lord, please help me to always know that I am very special to You; in
Jesus name, Amen.
Remain
Blessed
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