Ephesians 3:8 “Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ.”
The Apostle Paul was given a unique ministry. It was his job to bring the news of the Gospel to the Gentiles.
Because of his unique testimony, he considered himself to be the chief of sinners, was saved, and then became probably the greatest of the Apostles. He understood the great mercy of God because he knew he was unworthy – perhaps more than most because he was forgiven for his persecution of many believers.
As believers, we are given access to the “unsearchable riches of Christ.” This term in the Greek means that it is beyond our ability to fully understand all that Christ has given us. It has no limit. You can keep on learning, but it is not possible to learn of them all.
It is exciting to learn and make use of these riches. They are all wonderful and a blessing to add to our lives. God did many things for us at the moment of salvation – at least 33 different things. But those things are just the beginning. Many more things belong to every believer from God, but not very many go beyond the spiritual childhood stage and never learn of or use these things.
Growing in grace is truly an adventure. Yes, there will be difficult times with it, but God can give grace to get through anything as long as we trust Him. We also have the promise that “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me” (Ph. 4:13). It is amazing to see how God can move on our behalf.
Christian, are you growing in grace and learning of some of those “unsearchable riches”?