And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Preached among the Gentiles, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory 1st Timothy 3:16 (NKJV)
Consider all
the Old Testament believers. In the years previous to Christ’s first Advent,
the full story of redemption was shrouded in mystery. That mystery was that God
Himself would take on a human body to become the perfect sacrifice to restore the fellowship broken in Eden (Genesis 3:6-7).
Many saints
breathed their last wishing to have seen that mystery revealed. They died with
their faith in the God of Abraham firm with the hope of a resurrection to a
better place in His presence (2nd Corinthians 5:8, John 14:3).
Today, we have the privilege of seeing that mystery resolved and solved.
Christ
grants all people salvation by His blood and the forgiveness of our sins. These
things were a debt we could never pay, but was paid by the God of creation by
the riches of His grace (Ephesians 1:7), offered in all wisdom and intellectual
insight to bring us peace with Him. All this was done in agreement with His
good pleasure, which He planned with perfect purpose. He does so that in the
fulfillment of His ages of matchless grace to all mankind that He might redeem together
all things in Christ (Ep. 1:10).
We have in
Him an inheritance, predestined, in the purpose and plan of God who works in
accordance to His own will and counsel, presenting those of us who have trusted
in Christ to exalt His praise and glory.
It is your
hope. If you have believed and trusted in Him who is the word of truth you are
sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise. With Him we have the guarantee of our
inheritance, a holy heritage. Christ is the answer to the mystery of the ages that
we can know right now. Salvation exists in no other (Acts 4:12). Surely, we can rest assured in the fullest acceptance and
forgiveness in Christ. No wondering who dunnit.
He’s told us. Mystery solved.
Ken
