The Unsearchable Riches of Christ

The first line in today's poem was one of my first waking thoughts,

as I pondered the day at hand and all of life's varying lots...

Ephesians chapter3, verses 8-13

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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,

 9 and to make all see what is the [b]fellowship of the mystery, 

which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden 

in God who created all things [c]through Jesus Christ;

 10 to the intent that now the [d]manifold wisdom of God

 might be made known by the church 

to the [e]principalities and powers in the heavenly places, 

11 according to the eternal purpose 

which He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord, 

12 in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through faith in Him. 

13 Therefore I ask that you do not lose heart...

Generally when we hear the word riches we

visualize Things; opulence, excess, worldly wealth, etc.

How much we miss if we never discover

the unsearchable riches of God's glory!

O the Riches of My Savior - Hymn 542

We cannot trade our lot in life with someone else's so

Whatever be its care and strife, by God's grace we all go

In ups and downs of gain and loss, where unknown's verges brim

He bids us to take up our cross and trust and follow Him

In Him we find more than enough; and only faith can claim

The unsearchable riches of the glory due His name

Of love transcending thought-bound sphere, of knowledge that exceeds

The crippling realms of doubt and fear, to satisfy faith's needs

This temporal and broken world is full of trouble's woe

The curse that the first sin incurred only grace overthrows

As faith believes and thus receives the gift of God to man

Then the Holy Spirit achieves what mortal never can

Sin is the precursor to death and evil's tragedies

To blame God with our gifted breath must be the worst of these

Upon the cross of Calvary His Son/Jesus was sacrificed

To save the likes of you and me through the shed blood of Christ

Therefore, no matter what our lot, we share what matter most

We, with our whole being ought to make the Lord our boast

For all glory belongs to He who overthrew the grave

Who makes known the great Mystery of love, mighty to save

From the beginning of the world, salvation's plan was wrought

As He, the universe unfurled He knew what was His lot

To make known to the likes of us, riches beyond our ken

A Mystery most glorious through Jesus Christ. Amen

Janet Martin

Eph.1:7

In Him we have redemption through His blood, 

the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace

Ps.29:2

Give unto the LORD the glory due to His name;

Worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.