Paul knew the importance of the
mystery and that God wanted it revealed to His
believers, His children. So he prayed this
prayer for the church. Not just the church
of his time but for all believers that were to
come. This is a powerful prayer that you can
pray for yourself and for others to receive
revelation of the mystery of the Gospel.
Ephesians 1:7-10 (NKJV)
7 In Him we have redemption through His blood,
the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches
of His grace 8 which He made to abound toward us
in all wisdom and prudence, 9 having made known
to us the mystery of His will, according to His
good pleasure which He purposed in Himself, 10
that in the dispensation of the fullness of the
times He might gather together in one all things
in Christ, both which are in heaven and which
are on earth in Him.
Ephesians 1:15-23
15 Therefore I also,
after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus
and your love for all the saints, 16 do not
cease to give thanks for you, making mention of
you in my prayers:17 that the God
of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory,
may give to you the spirit of wisdom and
revelation in the knowledge of Him, 18 the eyes
of your understanding being enlightened; that
you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are
the riches of the glory of His inheritance in
the saints, 19
and what is the exceeding greatness of His power
toward us who believe, according to the working
of His
mighty power
20 which He worked in Christ when He raised Him
from the dead and seated Him at His right hand
in the
heavenly places, 21 far above all principality
and power and might and dominion, and every name
that is
named, not only in this age but also in that
which is to come.
22 And He put all things under His feet, and
gave Him to be head over all things to the
church, 23 which
is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all
in all.
Ephesians 1 TPT
7 Since we are now joined to Christ, we
have been given the treasures of redemption
by his blood—the total cancellation of our
sins—all because of the cascading riches of
his grace.
8 This superabundant grace is already
powerfully working in us, releasing all
forms of wisdom and practical understanding.
9 And through the revelation of the Anointed
One, he unveiled his secret desires to
us—the hidden mystery of his long-range
plan, which he was delighted to implement
from the very beginning of time.
10 And because of God’s unfailing purpose,
this detailed plan will reign supreme
through every period of time until the
fulfillment of all the ages finally reaches
its climax—when God makes all things new in
all of heaven and earth through Jesus
Christ.
15-23 If the dead aren’t raised up, that
would mean that Christ has not been raised
up either. And if Christ is not alive, you
are still lost in your sins and your faith
is a fantasy. It would also mean that those
believers in Christ who have passed away
have simply perished. If the only benefit of
our hope in Christ is limited to this life
on earth, we deserve to be pitied more than
all others! But the truth is, Christ is
risen from the dead, as the firstfruit of a
great resurrection harvest of those who have
died. For since death came through a man,
Adam, it is fitting that the resurrection of
the dead has also come through a man,
Christ. Even as all who are in Adam die, so
also all who are in Christ will be made
alive. But each one in his proper order:
Christ, the firstfruits, then those who
belong to Christ in his presence.
God wants His people to know the mystery of
Christ. Why He came, why He died and why He
rose again. The Old Testament saints and
prophets knew He was coming, but had no
specifics of who He was. It was all part of
hiding the identity of Christ and what his
mission was. There were prophesies of where
he would be born and so on but nothing to
reveal who he would be. That's why he came
as a baby. Who would ever think that God
would be born as a human on this earth?
Romans 5:1-3 TPT
Our New Life
1 Our faith in Jesus transfers God’s
righteousness to us and he now declares us
flawless in his eyes. This means we can now
enjoy true and lasting peace with God, all
because of what our Lord Jesus, the Anointed
One, has done for us. 2 Our faith guarantees
us permanent access into this marvelous
kindness that has given us a perfect
relationship with God. What incredible joy
bursts forth within us as we keep on
celebrating our hope of experiencing God’s
glory!
Mark
4:10-12
10 But when He was alone, those around Him with
the twelve asked Him about the parable. 11 And
He said to them, “To you it has been given to
know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to
those who are outside, all things come in
parables, 12 so that ‘Seeing they may see and
not perceive, And hearing they may hear and not
understand; Lest they should turn, And their
sins be forgiven them."
But as children of God, we need understand the
fullness of what his redemption plan means
Romans 16:25-27
25 Now to Him who is able to establish you
according to my gospel and the preaching of
Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the
mystery kept secret since the world began 26 but
now made manifest, and by the prophetic
Scriptures made known to all nations, according
to the commandment of the everlasting God, for
obedience to the faith 27 to God, alone wise,
be glory through Jesus Christ forever. Amen.
The Mystery Revealed
Ephesians 3:1-7
The Divine Mystery
1 Beloved friends, because of my love for
Jesus Christ, I am now his prisoner for the
sake of all of you who are not Jews, 2 so
that you will hear the gospel that God has
entrusted to me to share with you. 3 For
this wonderful mystery, which I briefly
described, was given to me by divine
revelation, 4 so that whenever you read it
you will be able to understand my revelation
and insight into the secret mystery of the
Messiah. 5 There has never been a generation
that has been given the detailed
understanding of this glorious and divine
mystery until now. He kept it a secret until
this generation. God is revealing it only
now to his sacred apostles and prophets by
the Holy Spirit. 6 Here’s the secret: The
gospel of grace has made you, non-Jewish
believers, into coheirs of his promise
through your union with him. And you have
now become members of his body—one with the
Anointed One! 7-8 I have been made a
messenger of this wonderful news by the gift
of grace that works through me. Even though
I am the least significant of all his holy
believers, this grace-gift was imparted when
the manifestation of his power came upon me.
Grace alone empowers me so that I can boldly
preach this wonderful message to non-Jewish
people, sharing with them the unfading,
inexhaustible riches of Christ, which are
beyond comprehension. 9 My passion is to
enlighten every person to this divine
mystery. Paul was so committed to have believers understand the
full and true meaning of Christ's sacrifice that
he prayed the following prayer as well. You can pray it
for yourself and others.
Appreciation of the Mystery
Ephesians 3:14-20
Paul Prays for
Love to Overflow
14 So I kneel humbly in awe before the
Father of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah, 15
the perfect Father of every father and child
in heaven and on the earth. 16 And I pray
that he would unveil within you the
unlimited riches of his glory and favor
until supernatural strength floods your
innermost being with his divine might and
explosive power. 17 Then, by constantly
using your faith, the life of Christ will be
released deep inside you, and the resting
place of his love will become the very
source and root of your life.
18-19 Then you will be empowered to discover
what every holy one experiences—the great
magnitude of the astonishing love of Christ
in all its dimensions. How deeply intimate
and far-reaching is his love! How enduring
and inclusive it is! Endless love beyond
measurement that transcends our
understanding—this extravagant love pours
into you until you are filled to overflowing
with the fullness of God! 20 Never doubt
God’s mighty power to work in you and
accomplish all this. He will achieve
infinitely more than your greatest request,
your most unbelievable dream, and exceed
your wildest imagination! He will outdo them
all, for his miraculous power constantly
energizes you
In Conclusion
1 Timothy 3:16
The Mystery of
Righteousness
16 For the mystery of righteousness is
beyond all question!
He was revealed as a human being, and as our
great High Priest in the Spirit!
Angels gazed upon him as a man
and the glorious message of his kingly
rulership
is being preached to the nations!
Many have believed in him
and he has been taken back to heaven,
and has ascended into the place of exalted
glory
in the heavenly realm.
Yes, great is this mystery of righteousness!
Philippians 1
3 I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,
4 always in every prayer of mine making request
for you all with joy, 5 for your fellowship in
the gospel from the first day until now, 6 being
confident of this very thing, that He who has
begun a good work in you will complete it until
the day of Jesus Christ; 7 just as it is right
for me to think this of you all, because I have
you in my heart, inasmuch as both in my chains
and in the defense and confirmation of the
gospel, you all are partakers with me of grace.
8 For God is my witness, how greatly I long for
you all with the affection of Jesus Christ. 9
And this I pray, that your love may abound still
more and more in knowledge and all discernment,
10 that you may approve the things that are
excellent, that you may be sincere and without
offense till the day of Christ, 11 being filled
with the fruits of righteousness which are by
Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
Philippians 3:9-1
7 But what things were gain to me, these I have
counted loss for Christ. 8 Yet indeed I also
count all things loss for the excellence of the
knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I
have suffered the loss of all things, and count
them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ 9 and be
found in Him, not having my own righteousness,
which is from the law, but that which is through
faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from
God by faith; 10 that I may know Him and the
power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of
His sufferings, being conformed to His death, 11
if, by any means, I may attain to the
resurrection from the dead.
To
know Him, and the power of His resurrection. The
great mystery of the Gospel!
Because he defeated death, so can we.
1 Corinthians 15:55 “O Death, where is your
sting? O Hades, where is your victory?”
This is not talking about the actual "Grave" but
Hell. We can escape hell because He went there
in our place. That's the power of His
resurrection! That is how he defeated the devil
but saving all that would believe in him and
what He did for us.
His present day mission
Hebrews 7:24-27
24 But Jesus
permanently holds his priestly office, since
he lives forever and will never have a
successor!
25 So he is able to save fully from now
throughout eternity, everyone who comes to
God through him, because he lives to pray
continually for them. 26 He is the High
Priest who perfectly fits our need—holy,
without a trace of evil, without the ability
to deceive, incapable of sin, and exalted
beyond the heavens!
27 Unlike the former high priests, he is not
compelled to offer daily sacrifices. They
had to bring a sacrifice first for their own
sins, then for the sins of the people, but
he finished the sacrificial system, once and
for all, when he offered himself.
He never ceases to pray for us. To go before
the Father on our behalf! What a great
salvation we have! Thank you Father for your
marvellous gift to us all!
