Christian Reflection and Prayer

 
Scripture: 
 
"This grace was given, that I should preach 
among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of 
Christ." (Ephesians 3:8) 
 
Reflection: 
 
This is part of a letter that the Apostle Paul wrote 
to the church in Ephesus. Do you realize that 
Paul was a prisoner at the time he wrote this 
letter. All through the Book of Ephesians, Paul 
has this upbeat attitude being excited about the 
unsearchable riches of Christ, and all that time 
he is suffering the pain and humiliation of a prisoner. 
But he didn't see himself as a prisoner of the state 
but as a prisoner of Christ. He took the hardship that 
he was suffering and made into an exciting opportunity 
to bring the Gospel to the gentiles. I'm curious do you 
use the pain, the disappointments, the discouragements, 
that you encounter in life as an opportunity to tell others 
about Jesus Christ? What a wonderful way to approach 
your life. In Ephesians 3:8, Paul states "To me, who am 
less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, 
that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable 
riches of Christ". Paul, a prisoner of Christ, saw himself as 
being given the privilege to serve God and present the 
"riches of Christ" to all. Are You a prisoner of Christ? 
 
Prayer: 
 
Lord afflictions may test me, They cannot destroy me, 
because You are my Savior, thank you that one small 
glimpse of Your love turns them all to joy. THANK GOD 
FOR BEING GOD! 
 
Quote of the Day 
 
Lucretia Mott 
Quaker, Pacifist Abolitionist, Feminist 
(1793-1880)  
 
"Let it be called the Great Spirit of the Indian, the Quaker  
‘Inward Light' of George Fox, the ‘Blessed Mary,' Mother  
of Jesus of the Catholics, or Brahman, the Hindu's God -  
they will be one, and there will come to be such a faith  
and liberty as shall redeem the world.