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Ephesians 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,”
In this verse Paul reveals that the manifold wisdom of God is to be made known through the church.
Then immediately, so that we will not put the church on a low level or think lightly of it, Paul adds a qualifying phrase, “according to the eternal purpose which He made in Christ Jesus our Lord” (v. 11).
“Made” comes from a Greek verb that can also be translated “produced.”
This shows that the church is not an afterthought of God’s, but rather it is the chief priority of His heart.
The church was produced in the sphere of Christ Jesus our Lord according to the eternal purpose.
Thus, the church is not an expedience to God, to accommodate some problem in the universe.
The church is the good pleasure of His will.
It is what He prefers above all else.
It is what He has cherished and kept hidden in His heart from ages past.
The administration of the mystery is the church meeting on this earth according to what was conceived in eternity past and produced on the cross–nothing more and nothing less.
The church cannot be man’s innovation or man’s creation.
The church is the place where God’s manifold wisdom is displayed.
Ephesians 3:10 says that God’s manifold wisdom to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places is made known through the church.
In other words, the church as the called out ones, the assembled, gathered saints–is God’s administrative unit on this earth and in this universe.
It is an awesome thing in the universe that the church is on this earth.
Because of this, God’s administration has a way to be worked out.
Not only do we enjoy the riches of Christ, but we are gathered as the church where this administration is displayed and opened up.
Until Tomorrow
With A Shepherd’s Love,
Pastor Jackson
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