AND WITHOUT CONTROVERSY GREAT IS THE MYSTERY OF GODLINESS: GOD WAS MANIFEST IN THE FLESH, JUSTIFIED IN THE SPIRIT, SEEN OF ANGELS, PREACHED UNTO THE GENTILES, BELIEVED ON IN THE WORLD, RECEIVED UP INTO GLORY:

LWFM EXHORTATION FOR THE MONTH IS CELEBRATION OF THE MYSTERIES OF GOD FOR OUR LIVES. FOR THURSDAY 9/11/2014 IS: 1 TIMOTHY 3:15-16. Friends, our exhortation for today is focused on “AND WITHOUT CONTROVERSY GREAT IS THE MYSTERY OF GODLINESS: GOD WAS MANIFEST IN THE FLESH, JUSTIFIED IN THE SPIRIT, SEEN OF ANGELS, PREACHED UNTO THE GENTILES, BELIEVED ON IN THE WORLD, RECEIVED UP INTO GLORY”. The mystery of God is one thing that the so called scientists have done everything within their power, knowledge, and evidence based research to understand the origin and existence of God, but still they could not because they are mortals in the flesh and not justified in the spirit. It takes one to walk in the spirit to understand the things of the spirit. You must be in the spirit to walk in divine mysteries. Jesus proved this to the world when he manifested in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen of Angels, preached unto the gentiles thereby breaking the laws of the Jews because he is Lord, He was believed on in the world by both Jews and Gentiles and received up into glory in heaven by defiling the law of gravity which says that anything that goes up must come down, he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the father because he is Lord and alive today. This is mystery. This understanding of divine mystery illustrates three aspects of God's character. First, it emphasizes God's omniscience. After God revealed the "mystery" of the interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar's dream to Daniel, Daniel thanked God in prayer for his wisdom and power and described him as a God who "knows what lies in darkness". Paul, similarly, after revealing the mystery of God's plan to include the Gentiles among his chosen people breaks into praise of the "depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God". Second, the biblical concept of divine mystery emphasizes God's sovereignty. The mystery revealed to Daniel and communicated to the king demonstrates not only that God knows the beginning of history from its end but that the rise and fall of human empires and the establishment of God's own kingdom happen according to his decree. Similarly, Paul says that the mystery of God's intention to unite both Jews and Gentiles in the body of Christ has been in place from ages past. Third, and most important, the biblical understanding of divine mystery emphasizes God's grace. This can be seen immediately in the stark contrast between the biblical use of the term "mystery" and its use as a technical term in ancient Hellenistic mystery religions. In these cults the term was used to signify the esoteric knowledge that initiates was instructed, with threats of severe punishment, not to reveal to the uninitiated. The Bible, however, emphasizes God's gracious willingness to reveal the mystery of his purposes to his servants the prophets and through them to other people. The biblical emphasis is well illustrated in Daniel. There God graciously reveals his mysteries to Daniel to save him from the king's cruel sentence of death upon the royal wise men for their inability to interpret the king's dream. Because Daniel recognizes the graciousness of God's response, he is quick to acknowledge before the king that the dream's interpretation has come from God, not from Daniel's abilities as a counselor. Similarly, Jesus graciously explains the parable of the sower to his disciples with the comment that, although the parables baffle those on the outside, the mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to them Matthew 11:25-26. In Paul's letters this aspect of the mystery of God comes to a climax. Paul points his readers again and again to the unique position they occupy as those who have experienced the fulfillment of the mystery of God's purposes. Although predicted in the Scriptures, the mystery was kept silent for long ages, hidden for generations past that it might be revealed to apostles and prophets such as Paul himself and through them to believers. Paul describes his calling to reveal the mystery of God to the Gentiles as "the grace of God given to me for you" in a magnificent piling up of the language of grace, he identifies it as "the gift of the grace which God gave to me according to his effective power". The biblical idea of mystery, then, reminds Christians that God holds the course of human events in his hands and has so shaped them that they work for the salvation of his people. It also demonstrates the graciousness of God in revealing his redemptive purposes to prophets and apostles and, through them, to all who are willing to hear. I am empowered to bring this to you today because of my calling as an Apostle of Jesus Christ so that you can celebrate the mysteries of God in your life. Please do not let this opportunity pass you by, but key into every word you will hear in this month of celebrations of the mysteries of God for your life and make a difference in our generation. Read below: 1 Timothy 3:15-16 King James Version (KJV). 15 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth. 16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory. Watch out for our SEPTEMBER 2014 daily words of Exhortations on "EMPOWERMENT FOR CELEBRATIONS OF THE MYSTERIES OF GOD IN OUR LIVES" TOMORROW SEPTEMBER 12, 2014. Be blessed as you receive EMPOWERMENT FOR THE MONTH OF CELEBRATIONS OF THE MYSTERIES OF GOD PHYSICALLY, SPIRITUALLY AND FINANCIALLY THAT WILL ESTABLISH YOU ALL THE DAYS OF YOUR LIFE. For updates join our conversation on tweeter @lwfmpower and like us on Facebook at Living Water Foundation Ministries (LWFM), you can also contact us at info@lwfm.us or lwfm@cox.net