Mystery Revealed: Gentiles as Fellow Heirs in Christ

Do you know why she can do that with such ease? Because I'm her daddy. Because she has access to me, and I love that. And I never say, hey, guys. Excuse her. I say, come in here. Give me a hug. Because I love her. And that's the kind of love that God has for you. That's the kind of love that God wants to receive you with. That you can boldly walk into his study and say, good morning, daddy. [01:08:14] (26 seconds)  #ChildlikeAccessToGod

You can't map it, you can't measure it, and you can't exhaust it. It would be like trying to count the stars. It would be like trying to measure the ocean. It'd be like trying to explain WiFi to your grandparents. You can't do it. You just can't fully grasp it. The riches of of Christ include forgiveness that never runs out. Grace that never wears thin. Love that never gives up and power that never diminishes. [01:00:30] (23 seconds)  #LimitlessGraceAndLove

You are not defined by your worst day, and you're not defined by your greatest success. You're defined by your relationship to Christ Jesus. And some of you walked in here today carrying labels, failure, addict, divorced, not good enough. God has given you a new label in Christ, and that label overrides every other one. [01:12:27] (21 seconds)  #IdentityInChrist

See, Paul understood something that we too often forget. Suffering is not the absence of God's plan. Oftentimes, it is the instrument of it because God can use suffering for a greater purpose. See, in God's economy, suffering is never wasted. What may look at like a defeat is actually a divine strategy. God is up to something. [01:09:35] (23 seconds)  #SufferingHasPurpose

God will guide us. And through our experiences, we will see the places of most faithful service. And some people will say, well, if you only knew what I had done, well, look at the apostle Paul. And Paul would say, if God can use me, he can use you. Because God specializes in using broken people, messy stories, and complicated past, and he turns them into platforms of his grace. [01:04:36] (26 seconds)  #GodUsesBrokenPeople

We have a responsibility. We are supposed to share Jesus with the world. No one said amen. We have a I like to do that occasionally. Make sure you're listening to me. We do. We have a responsibility. And and, you know, there there's that old saying of Francis of Cece, you know, share the gospel with everyone, sometimes use words. I like to say always use words. [01:01:53] (27 seconds)  #ShareTheGospelAlways

See, Paul addresses this in verse 13. He doesn't minimize pain. He says, don't lose heart. And you think, why would they lose heart? Well, because suffering makes us question God's goodness, God's presence, and God's plan in our lives. And yet Paul says, don't lose heart. Not because pain isn't real, but because God is still at work. [01:14:43] (19 seconds)  #DontLoseHeart

Paul says that through the church, God is now making his manifold wisdom known. So we need to live like it because the same God who revealed the mystery is the same god who is sustaining you today. If that grace was powerful enough to save you, it is powerful enough to carry you through this life. So take your place in what god is doing because the mystery has been revealed, the gospel is true, Jesus changes everything. [01:16:25] (26 seconds)  #RevealedMysterySustains