Dear Sisters and Brothers in Jesus the Christ,

“9) And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:  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.  11) According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:  12) In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by faith in him.” Eph 3:9-12 (KJV)

 All  (ôl)  adj.  1 The entire substance or extent of all . . . 2 The entire number of; . . . without exception . . .¹  every . . . everything – or – anything whatsoever . . . whole lot, entire . . .²

GOD sent the Living Word because the will of the Sovereign Lord God Almighty is in His Word. “Jesus gave his life for our sins, just as God our Father planned, in order to rescue us from this evil world in which we live”. The grace and peace of God our Father is His will for our lives. Therefore, the Father sent His only begotten Son full of grace and truth (John 1:14); and the Lord Jesus walked in perfect obedience to the will of Abba Father, even unto the sacrifice of His sinless life for the sins of all mankind. Jesus the Anointed One and His Anointing was the mystery of the Father’s plan for the redemption, re-creation, and reconciliation of all men as sons and daughters – the heirs of salvation. “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 times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth — in Him.  11) In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things after the counsel of His will” Ephesians 1:9-11 (NKJV). The divine love of GOD sent The Gift of Jesus through Whose life, death, and resurrection bought and brought by His blood, all the promises of God to us (2Co 1:20) on this side of Heaven as well as eternal life with the Father hereafter. “For it is my Father’s will that all who see his Son and believe in him should have eternal life. I will raise them up at the last day” John 6:40 (NLT). The Gift of Christ Jesus is of the grace or mercy or unmerited favor of God the Father, for a true gift isn’t earned and there are no qualifying strings attached (though the level of operative power [His anointing] within every Believer is a different matter). The compassionate character of God is exhibited through Jesus the Anointed One and His Anointing; the unconditional love of God is exemplified by Christ Jesus; and the glory of the full stature of man is evidenced in the Lord Jesus. Therefore, Believers endeavor to give ever increasing evidence of Him in our daily lives (Matthew 7:20-23) by the power of the Holy Spirit who teaches and reminds us of all things Jesus (John 14:26); all to the honor, praise, and glory of God our Father.

Speak the promise . . . Harriet

¹ Funk & Wagnalls. (1989). New international dictionary of the English language comprehensive edition. World Publishers Guild Inc.

² Vine, W.E. (1997). Vine’s Expository Dictionary of Old & New Testament Words. (p. 38 ).Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, Inc.