Serving Size: about 1 truth
Servings Per Verse: Unknown
Text: Ephesians 1:9
*ESV:
Making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ.
*ETS:
God’s gifts of salvation and the abiding Holy Spirit allow the Christian the ability to understand heavenly things in the willl and purposes of God in Christ.
*DTFTD:
Secret telling often comes with a contract – “don’t tell anyone.” Well, God has opened the secrets and mysteries of his will to the mind of the beleiver. Christians are encouraged to read God’s word and know the secrets of God’s will in Christ, as they are unveiled by the Holy Spirit. The contract in knowing God’s secrets is “tell everyone!” God wants us to teach all nations.
*EDS:
Why would God tell us a great truth if we were not willing to live it and share it with others? Shine today – be a show and tell of God’s truth in Christ.
INGREDIENTS: The plan of God to unveil mysteries of his will and purposes in Christ. Word Study: The word “mystery” in the Greek is “mysterion.” In the NT it means “ a truth once hidden but now made known” (Expositor’s Bible Commentary, Vol. 11, Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1981). What was once hidden concering the coming Christ has been made known. Christians are responsible in every generation to tell the good news of Christ.
*ESV- English Standard Version; ETS- Essence of the Text in a Sentence; DTFTD- Devotional Thought For The Day; EDS- Essence of the Devotional in a Sentence.
