How you doin? Stacey and I went on a dinner/movie date last night and had much needed time together. The kids had a sleep over at Grammy and Pop Pop's. We finally got a full nights sleep. I was still up at 4:30am, but I laid in bed praying for an hour. What valuable time with God that is. When I pray like I did this morning, it's more like listening. My part in it is to mention subjects. I'll lift up a subject in one or two words and then wait to hear what God says about that subject. SO GOOD!!!!!!! I've learned to believe what I hear in my spirit and I'm learning to walk in that truth. It really helps me connect with God on an intimate level. Communication is a key ingredient in any/all relationships. Revelation 10 today.
Verses 5-7, "Then the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land lifted up his right hand to heaven, 6 and swore by Him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and the things in it, and the earth and the things in it, and the sea and the things in it, that there will be delay no longer, 7 but in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound, then the mystery of God is finished, as He [b]preached to His servants the prophets." Without getting into the subject of eschatology verse 6 ends with "that there will be delay no longer". Just pointing that out. The thing that got me the most is "then the mystery of God is finished". It makes me think of what Jesus said on the cross. Arguably the 3 most powerful words He spoke were, "It is finished". The "mystery of God" is very curious to me. I've heard it said so many times "it's a mystery of God" when speaking about subjects or matters that we have not received revelation about... yet. But here in this vision that I believe was written about in AD 68, speaks of the mystery of God being "finished". It isn't still to come. So what is the mystery of God. The apostle Paul claims that the mystery of God was revealed to him in Colossians 1:24-29, "Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I [ag]do my share on behalf of His body, which is the church, in filling up what is lacking [ah]in Christ’s afflictions. 25 Of this church I [ai]was made a minister according to the stewardship from God bestowed on me for your benefit, so that I might [aj]fully carry out the preaching of the word of God, 26 that is, the mystery which has been hidden from the past ages and generations, but has now been manifested to His [ak]saints, 27 to whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. 28 We proclaim Him, admonishing every man and teaching every man [al]with all wisdom, so that we may present every man [am]complete in Christ. 29 For this purpose also I labor, striving according to His [an]power, which [ao]mightily works within me." WOW WOW WOW!!!!!!! This book was written about AD 60. The mystery of God, "which is Christ in you, the hope of glory", was revealed to and preached by Paul. Just as a reminder, Paul wrote the majority of the New Testament. In John's vision the seventh angel said that the "mystery of God is finished". Paul claims to have preached about the "mystery of God" that had been revealed to him. I guess what I'm trying to say is that the "mystery of God" isn't a mystery at all. It may be referred to as a mystery because it doesn't make sense why God did this for an undeserving people, but then His love explains that. Here's my position, instead of justifying/rationalizing my lack of understanding and Christ likeness, I would rather communicate through prayer so to become intimate with Him. COME ON!!!!!!! Ponder the "mystery of God", "which is Christ in you, the hope of glory" today.
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