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Paul describes this passage as a cause; I think that he is right in the way that he begins. His focus is on heaven not earth. The word cause in the Greek is a word that describes an account or in favour of. I like to suggest that Paul was seeing things from the heavenly perspective. See how he was bound to his commitment. He uses the analogy of a prisoner. When you think of it that way you know that he is never going to surrender to other ideologies. I think that is something that has been missing for a long time in our society, people are too easily led astray by other ideals and fads that only last for a little while and are always replaced by something else that needs more money or time. These things only last for a little time and then they die out. Only supplying temporary satisfaction. Well I believe that what we see here, from these writings is something that will last forever for it comes from heaven and not from earth. In other words it’s not mans its God’s.

Paul was open to hear what God was saying to him. He was endowed with the faculty to hear, this came about by him being obedient and willing to do what God was saying. How about you and me are we willing to do what God designed us to be a witness to the world. You are a child of God and you are anointed to witness to the world it’s not done by formulas that people say we should follow. God has made you unique and he has made you to be a creative people. That’s why we are here; we are here to put into this world, to be witness. Its time that we realised that it is by faith that we become a people that God’s wants us to be. So let’s encourage each other to do what He wants us to do. Too many times I have seen people dishearten by other people. By saying that they are no good. Or even worse than that, people saying that you cannot do that without permission in other words they want to control you and the promises of God. How sad it is that we want to be accepted more from man that we do about being the person that God intended us to be.

IT’S TIME TO STEP INTO A NEW DISPENATION OF GRACE

Paul uses the term Dispensation, what does this word mean, in the Greek it means the management of a household, or household affairs. Its time that we looked, at our responsibilities. T hat we have in the house of the God. We all live busy lifestyles and have many different responsibilities. But the most important one is living in the kingdom of God. For it is from that household that we inherit the life changing inheritance. There is no greater example in the Bible than the witness of Paul, chained to guards night and day. Is that how you feel? Living daily and no time to do anything let alone witness to the world. If that is so we can learn a lot from Paul’s circumstances. He had a different view to us, he saw from God’s perspective. There was something new about to happen and he was ready to be used. Are you willing to be used? There is something new about to happen in our day. We will be given many chances to witness to those we live with and with those around us at work and in our social lives. It is time for us to get our house in order, so that we can like Paul life in the Kingdom of God here on earth. Paul started by changing the people around him, the guards were chained to him they could not get away. Why not start there? In our homes and work places. It’s time to set God’s Grace into action. Speak freedom into peoples lives. In other words its time to set up the household that God wants you to manage.

REVELATION OF THE MYSTERY

The word Revelation in the Greek means (to lay bear, making naked) the truth. It also means to make manifest. This is not like a manifesto given by the politicians this one is never changing in it’s promises. You see a mystery is something that's hidden, but with the revelation comes empowerment to see the mystery become real. That’s Paul's life-style, and that should be ours. So lets look at this mystery in greater detail. The mystery was that salvation was to come to all, that meant for the first time Gentiles (the nations) were to be accepted into the kingdom with no condemnation. To the Jews that was not acceptable. That was why Paul was in prison, they thought that they could stop him preaching. But Paul remembered the teaching of Jesus to go to Judah then to Samaria and then to the rest of the world. He started in the prison then wrote letters to the churches. And from those letters the church witnessed to the world. That's all it took, a relationship built up under the restrict of prison life. If you feel that live is like a prison. Maybe it’s time to renew your mind. The mystery has been revealed to us. Let us be the witness that shows revelation to our world today.

UNDERSTAND MY KNOWLEDGE

To understand my knowledge, what does that mean. To understand means to perceive with the mind, to have an understanding. So to understand the mystery that Paul talks about is to perceive with your mind the truth that is laid in front of us. To have knowledge in the Greek means that we should flow together with or a running together.

So if we take this truth and put it into action, what do think the result will be? Let me tell you, it would be a reflection of Paul’s life. It would produce fruit that would bless the church and our nations. To have knowledge is not enough, we see enough of that around us today. People do things today because someone has given them knowledge to do the things we do. Which gets the job done. But what happens is that we follow blindly into situations that cause us problems. It’s understanding that we need today. It’s no longer good to just run with our ideas, but we must perceive with our heart the things of God and make them a living truth. It is only when we come into His promises that see fruit that is nourishing and full of life.

IN AGES PAST

Paul talks about in ages past, he was talking about before then they did not have the good news of Jesus. It was not revealed, it was not the right time. But then was and now is the time. The only thing is that we have forgotten this revelation. Or have we, I believe that some of us have not, there are a few out there in the world. Who are willing to stand their ground and too proclaim the good news. The words “sons of men” means that there is a two fold part to man. Body and soul, you see the revelation is a spiritual revelation and those that only see things two-dimensional as many people do today don’t understand this wonderful truth. They see things in the way of their senses. And with their own logic and experience. But God made man a three dimensional being; Body, Soul, Spirit. So when we get our spiritual side awakened then we see a totally new way of life. We start to live in the three-dimensional. That’s when we see things really begin to happen. Just think about the time, when you where saved things changed very rapidly. It’s the same when we start to walk in Spirit and in truth. So why not look forward to a live of change and a live full of the anointing that is IN CHRIST. For it is when we live in the anointed one and HIS anointing that we truly make a difference to everything around us.

FELLOWHEIRS

So how do we become fellow heirs, we do it by coming into line with the promises of God. It’s by faith that we should live.

Hebrews 11:6 So, you see, it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that there is a God and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.

So by faith we are to live, because it is impossible to please God any other way. So lets come into agreement with the promises of God and to line them up with our circumstances so that we can inherit the things of God.

THE EFFECTUAL WORKING

This saying has a meaning that is not as we think of it, from it’s reading. It means the super natural power of God or the devil. In this passage it talks about a gift of grace. It was given by God to be an effectual working of His purposes. With power and life changing effect. Paul was given this so that he could preach to the Gentiles the unsearchables riches of Christ. It is up to us if we are going to respond to God and His promises. If you want to be an effectual witness then you have to stay obedient to your call. And keep your relationship with God foremost in your priorities. To be a person who is led by the Spirit and the truth, is to be a person who God uses and signs and wonders follow.

SO TO SUMMERISE LETS LOOK AT HOW WE CAN BE IN THE RIGHT HOUSEHOLD AND UNDER THE RIGHT MANAGEMENT.

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SURRENDER DAILY

KEEP THE RELATIONSHIP GOING

KEEP THE PROMISES OF THE WORD

KEEP GRACE IN MIND WITH EVERYTHING YOU DO

PRACTISE DAILY THE PROMISES TO SEE SIGNS AND WONDERS