NOW TO HIM WHO IS ABLE TO ESTABLISH YOU IN ACCORDANCE WITH MY GOSPEL, THE MESSAGE I PROCLAIM ABOUT JESUS CHRIST, IN KEEPING WITH THE REVELATION OF THE MYSTERY HIDDEN FOR LONG AGES PAST

LWFM EXHORTATION FOR THE MONTH IS CELEBRATION OF THE MYSTERIES OF GOD FOR OUR LIVES. FOR WEDNESDAY 9/10/2014 IS: ROMANS 16:23-27. Friends, our exhortation for today is focused on “NOW TO HIM WHO IS ABLE TO ESTABLISH YOU IN ACCORDANCE WITH MY GOSPEL, THE MESSAGE I PROCLAIM ABOUT JESUS CHRIST, IN KEEPING WITH THE REVELATION OF THE MYSTERY HIDDEN FOR LONG AGES PAST”. I want to begin today by giving you a comprehensive dictionary meaning of mystery and compare it with biblical interpretation of divine mysteries so as to give you a clear understanding of this important teaching series in this month of September as we celebrate the mysteries of God. Scripture frequently describes God as one who knows all things, even that which the human mind could never know or finds incomprehensible. Thus he sees the secret intentions of human hearts, comprehends the seemingly unfathomable mysteries of the universe, and, most important, understands the meaning of human history. God understands human history because the events that comprise it correspond with his own intentions: he wills all that happens, and does so to accomplish his own purpose. People, on the other hand, both because of their sin and because of their human limitations, remain ignorant of God's purpose when left to their own reckoning. God graciously responds to this human inadequacy by revealing his purpose to his people. When God's purpose is revealed in this way, the Bible frequently refers to it as a "mystery." The content of the divine mystery is painted in broad strokes in the Old Testament, takes on greater detail in the Gospels, and receives its finishing touches in Paul's letters. In Daniel, where the term first appears (raz in Aramaic, always translated with mysterion , it refers to God's understanding of the symbols in Nebuchadnezzar's dream, symbols that stand for the rise and fall of human empires and to the eventual establishment of God's own, eternal kingdom. The details of these events, however, and the nature of God's kingdom, once established, remain sketchy in Daniel. The mystery of God's purposes gains greater specificity in the Gospels, where Jesus, particularly in his parables, reveals the "mystery of the kingdom of God" (Mark 4:11 ; cf. Matt 13:11 ; Luke 8:10). Paul also identifies the divine mystery with the revelation of God in Christ (Colossians 2:2 ; 4:3) but gives the concept even greater clarity in three ways. First, he equates the divine mystery with the gospel of Christ's atoning death on the cross ( 1 Cor 2:1 ); second, he describes it as God's plan, through Christ's atoning death ( Eph 2:13-16 ), to include the Gentiles among his chosen people; and third, he defines it as the reconciliation of all things to God ( Eph 1:9-10 ). Thus, Daniel described the divine mystery in general terms as the eventual establishment of God's eternal kingdom; Jesus defined it more specifically as his proclamation of God's kingdom; and Paul described it more specifically still as the constitution of a new people, from among both Jews and Gentiles, through the atoning death of Christ on the cross. With the said definition of mystery, you can now come to that place to understand the importance of walking and celebrating divine mysteries. I hereby encourage you to surrender totally to God so as to be able to access the things of the Kingdom of God and enjoy the blessings that comes with it. My prayer is for your eyes to be open, your heart to pure and your relationship with God to be perfect as it should be from creation and not polluted with the world Amen. Read below: Romans 16:23-27 New International Version (NIV). 23 Gaius, whose hospitality I and the whole church here enjoy, sends you his greetings.Erastus, who is the city’s director of public works, and our brother Quartus send you their greetings. [24] [a] 25 Now to him who is able to establish you in accordance with my gospel,the message I proclaim about Jesus Christ, in keeping with the revelation of the mystery hidden for long ages past, 26 but now revealed and made known through the prophetic writings by the command of the eternal God, so that all the Gentiles might come to the obedience that comes from[b]faith— 27 to the only wise God be glory forever through Jesus Christ! Amen. Watch out for our SEPTEMBER 2014 daily words of Exhortations on "EMPOWERMENT FOR CELEBRATIONS OF THE MYSTERIES OF GOD IN OUR LIVES" TOMORROW SEPTEMBER 11, 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