The Creator has a wonderful purpose for His creation

In this passage the apostle Paul says that God uses the spread of the gospel, the ‘good news’ about Jesus, to achieve His grand plan for the world. Paul is here revealing something which was hidden in Old Testament time even though the prophets did partially see into the mystery. The mystery is that both Jews and non-Jews would be made one through faith in Jesus Christ ….. heirs together, members together and sharers together …… all are placed on an equal footing because of the gospel.

It is a great privilege to be part of God’s grand plan. This involves proclaiming and sharing the message of good news about the beauty, glory and riches of Christ accomplished at the cross. It is about how people can approach God with confidence, not in their own righteousness but in His. Paul was willing to suffer greatly in order to spread this message …… he even said ‘for me to live is Christ and to die is gain.’