Timeless Purpose NOW!

Timeless Purpose NOW!

God’s NOW Purpose

is that you are overflowing.

Read today’s devotional

and find out what God wants to

fill you with and why.

“…in accordance with the terms of

the eternal and timeless purpose”

Ephesians 3:11 AMP

The eternal and timeless purpose

is accomplished in Jesus Christ.

That doesn’t come as any surprise…

But what may surprise you is

what God’s “now purpose” is!

We can find this in the verse above,

the timeless purpose in verse 10…

“His intent was that now, through the church,

the manifold wisdom of God should be made known

 to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,

 according to his eternal purpose.”

Ephesians 3:10-11 NIV

Now through the Church!

The complicated, many-sided wisdom of God

in all its infinite variety and innumerable aspects

are to be made known through the Church.

That is amazing!

You and I, as the church,

 are to fulfill God’s purpose

 by revealing His wisdom.

That blows my mind!

To top it off,

God wants us to reveal it to

the angels and heavenly authorities.

I didn’t think I could understand a fraction of His wisdom

let alone understand the heavenly authorities and powers.

So where do we start?

How can we accomplish His “Now Purpose”?

Thank God the Apostle Paul prayed for us.

He prayed that out of His glorious riches

He may strengthen you and I

with the power of His Spirit….

He prayed that Christ may dwell

in our hearts through faith….

And that we may be rooted and established in love.

Paul finishes with a request

that we be filled,

 flooded with the fullness of God.

WOW!!!

Can we agree with that prayer?

Are you ready to accomplish the

NOW Purpose of God?

Scripture Reading

Ephesians 3:7-19 NIV

7 I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God's grace

given me through the working of his power.

8 Although I am less than the least of all God's people,

this grace was given me:

to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

 9 and to make plain to everyone

the administration of this mystery,

which for ages past was kept hidden in God,

who created all things.

10 His intent was that now,

through the church,

 the manifold wisdom of God should be made known

to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,

11 according to his eternal purpose

which he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.

12 In him and through faith in him

we may approach God

with freedom and confidence.

13 I ask you, therefore,

not to be discouraged

because of my sufferings for you,

which are your glory.

14 For this reason I kneel before the Father,

15 from whom his whole family

in heaven and on earth derives its name.

16 I pray that out of his glorious riches

he may strengthen you with power

through his Spirit in your inner being,

17 so that Christ may dwell

in your hearts through faith.

And I pray that you,

being rooted and established in love,

18 may have power,

together with all the saints,

to grasp how wide and long

and high and deep

is the love of Christ,

19 and to know this love

that surpasses knowledge

 — that you may be filled

to the measure of all the fullness of God.